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KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927)
CORRESPONDENCE
Handscroll, ink on paper
18.2 x 74 cm (7 1/8 x 29 2/8 in.)
The scroll comprises a letter with a poem, and several colophons to the letter, all by the artist.
Signed by the artist: Youwei, Nanhai Kang Youwei
One seal of the artist: Kang You Wei Yin (twice)
Dedicated to Baoweng (Wang Renmin, 1863-1941)
A colophon by Liang Qichao (1873-1929), dated eighth month, jiayin year (1914), signed, with one seal, and dedicated to Baoweng
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of Xu Qin (1873-1945), Xu Liang (18th-19th century), and Chen Jinghong (20th century)
Frontispiece with a poem by Wang Renmin, describing the artist composing a poem for him when they met in Japan, and the colophons by the artist added in subsequebt meetings. Dated gengwu year (1930), signed, with two seals.
Note:
1. For brief biography of Wang Renmin, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.24
2. Xu Qin and Xu Liang were both students of Kang Youwei. For brief biography of Xu Qin, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, ibid., p.757
3. Previously in the Tingsong Shuwu collection (Zhao Shudong, 20th century)
CORRESPONDENCE
Handscroll, ink on paper
18.2 x 74 cm (7 1/8 x 29 2/8 in.)
The scroll comprises a letter with a poem, and several colophons to the letter, all by the artist.
Signed by the artist: Youwei, Nanhai Kang Youwei
One seal of the artist: Kang You Wei Yin (twice)
Dedicated to Baoweng (Wang Renmin, 1863-1941)
A colophon by Liang Qichao (1873-1929), dated eighth month, jiayin year (1914), signed, with one seal, and dedicated to Baoweng
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of Xu Qin (1873-1945), Xu Liang (18th-19th century), and Chen Jinghong (20th century)
Frontispiece with a poem by Wang Renmin, describing the artist composing a poem for him when they met in Japan, and the colophons by the artist added in subsequebt meetings. Dated gengwu year (1930), signed, with two seals.
Note:
1. For brief biography of Wang Renmin, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.24
2. Xu Qin and Xu Liang were both students of Kang Youwei. For brief biography of Xu Qin, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, ibid., p.757
3. Previously in the Tingsong Shuwu collection (Zhao Shudong, 20th century)