Live Auction 20830Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)
Lot 1081

ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)

Autumn River/Calligraphy

Closed29 May 2022

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HKD 126,000

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ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)
Autumn River/Calligraphy
Two scrolls, mounted and framed as one, ink and colour on paper/ ink on silver-flecked paper
Autumn River measures 29.5 x 37 cm. (11 5⁄8 x 14 5⁄8 in.)
Calligraphy measures 32.3 x 40 cm. (12 5⁄8 x 15 3⁄4 in.)
(2)Autumn River
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated winter solstice, jiachen year (1964)
Dedicated to Zhaoshu
Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal
Dedicated to Zhaoshu

Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings, 29 April 2001, Lot 148.

Specialist note

The painting was dedicated to Wu Chaoshu, who was a renowned diplomat in Southeast-Asia during the Republican era and served as the Ambassador of China in Malaysia. Wu was acquainted with many figures in the Chinese artists’ circle including Yang Shanshen and Zhao Shao’ang.