REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)

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TWO SOAPSTONE SQUARE SEALS MADE FOR HUANG BINHONG
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
One seal is incised to the top with the signature reading ‘Guancheng’, the pseudonym of of Zhu Zunyi, above the seal face reading ‘Huang Zhi yinxin’. The other seal also bears a signature on the top, reading ‘Zunyi’, and the seal face reading ‘Bin Hong’.
Each: 5/8 in. (1.8 cm.) square, box (2)

Literature

Shanghai Museum, Zhongguo shuhuajia yinjian kuanshi [Seals and Signatures of Chinese Painters and Calligraphers], vol. 2, Shanghai, 1987, p. 1157, nos. 35 and 36
Deng Ming, Jinxiandai mingjia shuhua pinjian [Connoisseurship of Modern and Contemporary Paintings and Calligraphy], Beijing, 2001, pp. 162 and 166.
Yu Liancheng ed., Jinbainian shuhua mingren yinjian [Seal Prints of Chinese Painters and Calligraphers over a Century], 2001, pp. 162 and 166
Lu Fusheng, Jinxiandai shuhuajia kuanyin zonghui [Seal Plate Collection of Modern and Contemporary Painters and Calligraphers], vol. 2, 2002, pp. 777-778

Sale room notice

Please note that the estimate of this lot is: HK$300,000 – 500,000
請注意，此拍品的估價為：HK$300,000 – 500,000

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Lot Essay

The two seals were made for Huang Binhong (1864-1955) by the renowned calligrapher and seal carver Zhu Zunyi (1891-1971), who was active in the cultural circles in Shanghai.

Huang Binhong, a painter, one of Zhu’s contemporaries, is considered to be one of the last innovators of the literati style of painting. His landscapes emphasised form-likeness and creative innovation through the sincere study of nature and true appreciation of ancient masters.

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