Live Auction 19678Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) / GUAN WENBIN (1868-1966)
Lot 1050 FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF LU HSIEN (LOTS 1048-1050)

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) / GUAN WENBIN (1868-1966)

Landscape after Wang Meng / Calligraphy in Bronze Script

Closed27 May 2021

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HKD 437,500

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) / GUAN WENBIN (1868-1966)
Landscape after Wang Meng / Calligraphy in Bronze Script
Folding fan, ink and colour on paper
17.4 x 47.5 cm. (6 7/8 x 18 ¾ in.)
Landscape after Wang Meng inscribed and signed by Zhang Daqian, with two seals
Dated twelfth month, gengchen year (1940)
Calligraphy in Bronze Script on the reverse, inscribed and signed by Guan Wenbing, with one seal
Both sides dedicated to Zhuoqing

Specialist note

These paintings are dedicated to Lu Hsien (1888-1960), also known as Zhuoqing. Lu held many key positions in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Labour and the Central Bank of the Republic of China before moving to Taiwan after 1949. Lu enjoyed painting and collecting and was very well-connected within the art, literati and political circles. Amongst his artist friends, Lu was especially close to Zhang Daqian and Yu Fei’an.