Lot Essay
(US$44,900-51,300)
Details
CHEN CHUN (1483-1544)
THE "THOUSAND-CHARACTER CLASSIC" IN CURSIVE SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
Album of twenty-eight leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 26.5 x 14.7 cm. (10 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
One colophon by Ye Gongzhuo (1881-1968)
Three collectors' seals, including one of Monk Hong Yi (1880-1942), one of Wang Nanping (1924-1985)
THE "THOUSAND-CHARACTER CLASSIC" IN CURSIVE SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
Album of twenty-eight leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 26.5 x 14.7 cm. (10 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
One colophon by Ye Gongzhuo (1881-1968)
Three collectors' seals, including one of Monk Hong Yi (1880-1942), one of Wang Nanping (1924-1985)
Literature
Barnhart, Richard, et. al., The Jade Studio: Masterpieces of Ming and Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Wong Nan-p'ing Collection (New Haven, Yale Art Gallery, 1994), cat. no. 13
Exhibited
The Jade Studio: Masterpieces of Ming and Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Wong Nan-p'ing Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, April 9, 1993-July 31, 1994; University of Michigan Museum of Art, September 10-November 19, 1994; Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 16, 1994-February 25, 1995; Spencer Museum of Art, April 9-June 18, 1995