2025冬季拍賣 - Sale 346 (12月??日至12月??日)
Sale 346
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an original press photograph reporting the death of General Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian warlord and former ruler of North China, who died from wounds after his train was bombed in May. The image confirmed his death and marked the rise of his son Chang Hsiao-liang (Zhang Xueliang) as successor.
depicting the Anhui clique leader in military uniform, printed in sepia tone. A finely produced early Republican-era portrait postcard of the influential Beiyang general and statesman, reflecting the military-political character of the time.
early printed photographic portrait postcard depicting Feng Yu-hsiang (馮玉祥), prominent warlord and politician of the Republic of China, shown in suit and tie, facing forward in formal pose. Printed on divided-back postcard stock. Scarce.
Chinese Nationalist leader Marshal Feng Yuxiang (馮玉祥) at Tianjin railway station on his way to Nanking. The image was taken during a period of heightened military tension following Japan’s troop reinforcement in North China.
sepia bust portrait of Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) in military uniform, plain reverse, without postcard format. Chiang was the leader of the Republic of China and commander of the National Revolutionary Army. Light rubbing and toning.
including one Japanese-issued postcard depicting General Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist troops marching with the “Blue Sky, White Sun” flag, and one American Artvue postcard showing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang in garden setting. Both fine examples of early 20th-century foreign-issue portrait and military-themed postcards of Republican China.
