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DENG ERYA (1884-1954)
Lot 1025 Lots 1023-1027
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DENG ERYA (1884-1954)

Calligraphy-Lie Zi

Closed27 November 2012

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HKD 62,500

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DENG ERYA (1884-1954)
Calligraphy-Lie Zi
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Zhongjia (Yu Zhongjia)
Hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
102 x 27 cm. (40 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
20th Century

Specialist note

A native of Nanhai, Guangdong, Yu Zhongjia (1908-1941) was the son of renowned scholar Yu Chufan . Though Yu was born deaf and dumb, he possessed extraordinary talent and was apprenticed under Deng Erya and Zheng Songxian. He acquired prestige at a young age and was respected by prominent members of society such as Tan Zu'an and Ye Gongchuo.