ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU KUNGAN
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Narcissus, Bamboo and Plum Blossoms

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Narcissus, Bamboo and Plum Blossoms
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring festival of jiyou year (1969)
Dedicated to Kungan and Madam Jingxing
Cardboard, framed, ink and colour on cardboard
45 x 60.5 cm. (17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
20th Century
Provenance
Lot 167, 26 April 1998, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings, Christie's Hong Kong.

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Lot Essay

A graduate of the Central School of Politics, Wu Kungan was a native of Jiangsu. In 1945 he went to the U.S. for his doctorate degree in educational psychology, then he taught at Lincoln University. Whenever visiting San Francisco, Zhang Daqian often stayed at the residence of Wu and thus Wu acquired several of his paintings.

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