Live Auction 2911Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
YE GONGCHUO (1881-1968)/DENG ERYA (1884-1954)
Lot 3144 LOTS 3137-3145
PAINTINGS FROM THE MO GUI TANG COLLECTION

The owner of the Mo Gui Tang collection Li Qiaofeng was born in 1921 in Guangdong. With a passionate love for Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Li studied under the tutelage of many artists, particularly Zhang Daqian. During Zhang Daqian's visits to Hong Kong, Li would play host to him and spend time together discussing the arts.

YE GONGCHUO (1881-1968)/DENG ERYA (1884-1954)

Calligraphy

Closed29 May 2012

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HKD 250,000

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YE GONGCHUO (1881-1968)/DENG ERYA (1884-1954)
Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
One collector's seal
Deng Erya scroll measures 88.5 x 33 cm. (34 7/8 x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
One collector's seal
paper ink
Ye Gongchuo scroll measures 33 x 88.5 cm. (13 x 34 7/8 in.)
Deng Erya scroll measures 88.5 x 33 cm. (34 7/8 x 13 in.)
(2)20th Century

Specialist note

The receiver of Ye Gongchuo's painting, Jian Jinglun, was a native of Guangdong. Born in 1888, he was a scholar, a skilled painter and calligrapher. With a passionate interest in oracle bone script, he collated many old texts and transformed them into poetry. Known for his vast collection of seals and oracle bone poetry, he spent the late years of his life writing calligraphy and painting.