Live Auction 20830Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lot 1207

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Calligraphy in Clerical Script

Closed29 May 2022

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HKD 403,200

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Calligraphy in Clerical Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
135 x 52.5 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 20 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fifth month, jiyou year (1969)
Dedicated to Chengbo (Paul C. Chew)

This work was acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent.

Specialist note

The recipient of this work was Paul C. Chew, who was an important member of the Chinese community in San Francisco in the 20th century. Chew served as an editor of the local Chinese newspaper Chinese Times. He was well acquainted with local culture and art circles, and often received visiting artists. According to Tao Pengfei’s recollection in “Recalling Zhang Daqian’s Anecdote in Carmel”, Chew accompanied him to the airport to welcome Zhang Daqian during his visit to San Francisco.