ZHANG SHANZI (1882-1940)

ZHANG SHANZI (1882-1940)
Tiger/ Calligraphy
A pair of fan leaves, mounted and framed, ink and colour/ink on silk
Each fan leaf measures 20.2 x 16 cm. (8 x 6 ¼ in.)
Tiger inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, xinwei year (1931)
Dedicated to Madame Danhan
Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, twenty-seventh day, fifth month, xinwei year (1931)
NOTE:
The recipient of Tiger was Yu Danhan, daughter of Yu Qiaqing (1867-1945), a prominent financier in Shanghai.
As a skilled artist, she specialised in painting plum blossoms.
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