Live Auction 16699Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lot 1430

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Mount Hengshan

Closed28 May 2019

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Mount Hengshan
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
27.3 x 24.2 cm. (10 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated seventh month, renchen year (1952)
Dedicated to Defen

Specialist note

Zheng Defen (1902-1986), master of Yu Xue Zhai, was the former marketing manager of Hong Kong’s Kung Sheung Daily News during the 1960s. He had great expertise in Chinese painting. He was also active in the cultural circle and befriended many artists such as Zhang Daqian, Deng Fen, Li Yanshan, and Huang Junbi.
Zheng Defen assisted Zhang Daqian when Zhang stayed in Hong Kong to prepare for his exhibitions in the 1940s and 1950s, which cemented their friendship. His studio name “Yu Xue Zhai” was written by Zhang Daqian. The present work, Mount Hengshan, was a gift to celebrate Zheng Defen’s fiftieth birthday.