The 2026 June Auction - Sale 347 (June 20 - June 23, 2026)
Sale 347
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including a portrait of Chang Hsueh Liang's headshot and a Chang Tso Lin in military scene depicting uniformed soldiers marching in formation. The photographs reflect the military atmosphere and historical context of the Republican era, carrying notable historical and collectible interest.
including portraits of Soong Tzu-liang (T.L. Soong), Soong Ai-ling with H.H. Kung, and an image of T.V. Soong speaking before microphones with military officers, together with a humorous printed genealogy chart showing the marriages of the Soong sisters. An interesting group connected with one of Republican China’s most influential political families.
Although Lin Sen served as the nominal head of state during the Republican period, the actual military and political power was largely controlled by Chiang Kai-shek, reflecting the unique political structure of the era and enhancing the historical and collectible significance of the photographs.
including one photograph of Chiang Kai-shek, three photographs featuring Chiang Kai-shek together with Soong Mei-ling, and one photograph of Chiang Wei-kuo. The group captures notable political figures and historical moments of the Republican period, carrying both historical and collectible significance.
taken in Shanghai showing Wang Ching-wei (left) with two Japanese officers after defecting from the Nationalist government, documenting his collaboration with Japan in forming a puppet regime and his branding as a traitor by Chiang Kai-shek’s loyalists.
including General Cheng Cheng and O.K. Yui assuming new cabinet posts, a battlefield view from the siege of Chochow, a military portrait of Chang Tso-lin, and the bodies of Kuo Sung-ling and his wife displayed for public view at Mukden, mostly 1920s to 1940s International Newsreel and press photographs, with typed captions, agency stamps and editorial markings on reverse, mixed condition, F-VF.
including a portrait of Feng and an interior view of his bomb-proof dugout on the Tientsin front, both with original typed caption labels, agency handstamps and editorial markings on reverse, overall fine condition.
depicting General Feng Yuxiang and associated military figures, accompanied by International Newsreel typed descriptions concerning political unrest and anti-Japanese cooperation in China during the late 1920s to 1930s, with agency stamps and editorial markings, mixed condition, F-VF.
one depicting an elderly man in traditional fur hat and silk robe, the other showing a gathering of officials and foreign visitors in discussion, possibly connected with Republican or Manchukuo-period political activities, mid-20th century, with minor handling and age wear, F-VF.
including Yen, His-Shan, Feng Yu-Hsiang, Chiang Ting Fu and Ma Chan Shan. An interesting group illustrating the political history of Republican China and contemporary international press coverage.
including AP wirephotos depicting Li Tsung-jen, Pai Chung-hsi and Ho Ying-chin in connection with proposed military reorganization, together with a portrait photograph of a senior Kuomintang general. An interesting group documenting the final phase of Nationalist China and contemporary international press reporting.
including formal portrait photographs, mounted cavalry scenes, inspection views with officers and attendants, and images showing Chiang in ceremonial military uniform during public appearances. An interesting group illustrating the military image and public activities of Chiang Kai-shek during the Republican period.