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WANG ZHAOMING (1883-1944)
Lot 2706

WANG ZHAOMING (1883-1944)

Calligraphy

Closed30 November 2010

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HKD 100,000

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WANG ZHAOMING (1883-1944)
Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated summer, thirtieth year (of the Republic, 1941)
Dedicated to Shikan
Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink on paper
17.5 x 50.7 cm. (6 7/8 x 20 in.)
20th Century
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Specialist note

This fan was written in 1941 by then leader of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, Wang Jingwei. Mention in the upper colophon of Li Shikan dedicates this painting to Li Xuanti (1894-1961), a native of Fujian. During the Beiyang regime Li was made general and was author of The Biography of Wang Jingwei.