Live Auction 18265Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lot 1071

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Bird on Branch

Closed8 July 2020

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HKD 1,000,000

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Bird on Branch
Scroll, mounted on cardboard and framed, ink and colour on paper
68.5 x 82.5 cm. (27 x 32 ½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, dingwei year (1967)
Dedicated to Ha’te

Christie’s New York, Fine Chinese Paintings, 13 September 2016, Lot 51.

Specialist note

Zhang Daqian painted Bird on Branch for his friend Ha’te whom he met while living in Carmel, California. Hart visited Zhang Daqian after the artist moved to Taiwan and the two remained friends throughout the artist’s life.