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LI PEI (1882-1942)
Lot 45

LI PEI (1882-1942)

SHOU SHIGONG COMPOSING LYRICS

Closed16 September 2014

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LI PEI (1882-1942)
SHOU SHIGONG COMPOSING LYRICS
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Entitled, inscribed, and signed by the artist, with three seals
Dated third month, yimao year (1915)
Dedicated to Jue'an
Colophons on the mounting by Wenzheng, Li Chengyu (1882-1955), Shen Zongji (1857-1926), Wu Mei (1884-1939), Tianqi, Shiyi, Hu Yunyu, Li Yuerui (1862-1927), Fu Xiongxiang (1882-1930), Huang Fu, Qu Su, Ruipeng, Baoyi, Xu Banmeng, Zhao Yuancheng, Qiao Zengqu, with a total of twenty seals
12¼ x 17¼ in. (31 x 44 cm.)

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Originally from Shaoxing, Shou Shigong spent most of his life in Beijing and was proficient in poetry, composition, and calligraphy. He also studied seal carving with Wu Changshuo. His early works usually emulated the Mi, Ou, and Hou styles. Later in his career, Shou Shigong began copying and studying steles from the Six Dynasties period. Studying steles influenced the development of his own calligraphy, recognized for its bold, smooth contours that echo the qualities of carved stone.