THE THREE SHUNSO PAINTINGS EXHIBITED IN THIS AREA HAVE AN INTERESTING PROVENANCE. IN 1954, MANY SMALLER TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS WERE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ONE OF THESE MAKERS CAME TO EZRA CHOUEKE FOR A LOAN. SINCE HE WAS BUYING GOODS FROM THIS MAKER, EZRA CHOUEKE GAVE HIM A SUBSTANTIAL LOAN BASED ON HIS WORD OF HONOR. AFTER A YEAR HAD GONE BY WITHOUT ANY COMMUNICATION, MR. CHOUEKE HAD QUITE GIVEN UP HOPE ON RECEIVING ANY REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN. ONE DAY THE MAKER APPEARED AT THE HOUSE AND APOLOGIZED TO MR. CHOUEKE AND TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT IN A POSITION TO REPAY THE LOAN BUT THAT HE DID HAVE THESE THREE PAINTINGS AND WOULD OFFER THEM AS A GIFT TO MR CHOUEKE FOR HIS PAST KINDNESS. THERE WAS A FEELING OF MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN THE TWO MEN, AND THIS IS HOW THESE PAINTING CAME TO HANG IN THE HOUSE.