Vente aux enchères en direct 18265Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Lot 1078

WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)

Landscape and Calligraphy

Fermé8 July 2020

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HKD 937,500

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WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Landscape and Calligraphy
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on satin
Each scroll measures 119 x 47 cm. (46 7/8 x 18 ½ in.)
(2)Landscape inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated twelfth month, guichou year (1913)
Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Letter inscribed by the original collector Hashimoto Eiji (1880-?)

Note du spécialiste

Eiji Hashimoto was the adopted child of the Hashimoto family, an important family in Fukushima Prefecture from the Meiji to Showa periods in Japan. His eldest brother Hashimoto Man’uemon (1866-1935) was the family leader. He served as president of Hashimoto Partnership Company, and also several family owned companies in Kriyama. In 1926 he became the first chairman of the Kriyama Chamber of Commerce. Politically, he became a member of the Kriyama City Council on September 29, 1925, and became a member of the House of Peers.