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Lot 1510 PROPERTY OF THE MASTER OF THE TREASURING THREE LOTUSES DWELLING (LOTS 1507-1512)
Master of the Treasuring Three Lotuses Dwelling was born in Suzhou and raised in Shanghai. She studied acupuncture under Fei Zibin (1890-1981) and is well-educated in Chinese opera and traditional Chinese medicine, and was invited by Panorama Magazine’s chief editor Shen Weichuang to write for the magazine. Through these connections, she befriended Zhang Daqian. When Shen wanted to give Pink Lotus (Lot 1512) to her and asked the artist, Zhang happily agreed and reminisced that he painted another Red Lotus (Lot 1509) in 1976. Zhang ultimately decided to paint one more lotus painting for her gifted her a new studio name “Treasuring Three Lotuses Dwelling”, demonstrating their wonderful friendship.
Master of the Treasuring Three Lotuses Dwelling was born in Suzhou and raised in Shanghai. She studied acupuncture under Fei Zibin (1890-1981) and is well-educated in Chinese opera and traditional Chinese medicine, and was invited by Panorama Magazine’s chief editor Shen Weichuang to write for the magazine. Through these connections, she befriended Zhang Daqian. When Shen wanted to give Pink Lotus (Lot 1512) to her and asked the artist, Zhang happily agreed and reminisced that he painted another Red Lotus (Lot 1509) in 1976. Zhang ultimately decided to paint one more lotus painting for her gifted her a new studio name “Treasuring Three Lotuses Dwelling”, demonstrating their wonderful friendship.
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Peony
Closed28 November 2017
Price Realised
HKD 1,625,000