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Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135 x 33 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 13 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Guozhen
NOTE:
The recipient is likely K.C. Wu (1903–1984), a native of Hubei and a prominent political figure, reformer, and historian in modern China. He studied in the United States at Grinnell College and earned a doctorate in political science from Princeton University in 1926. After returning to China, he entered public service, holding such important posts as Mayor of Hankou, Mayor of Chongqing, and Mayor of Shanghai. In 1949, he was appointed Governor of Taiwan Province, where he devoted himself to local construction and the promotion of reforms, laying the foundation for Taiwan's postwar development. He once appeared on the cover of Time magazine. His wife, Edith Huang Wu (1912–2002), came from a scholarly family and was especially skilled in painting; she studied under Zheng Manqing and Pu Ru. The Wu couple's collection of paintings and calligraphy was considerable, much of it received directly as gifts from the artists.
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135 x 33 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 13 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Guozhen
NOTE:
The recipient is likely K.C. Wu (1903–1984), a native of Hubei and a prominent political figure, reformer, and historian in modern China. He studied in the United States at Grinnell College and earned a doctorate in political science from Princeton University in 1926. After returning to China, he entered public service, holding such important posts as Mayor of Hankou, Mayor of Chongqing, and Mayor of Shanghai. In 1949, he was appointed Governor of Taiwan Province, where he devoted himself to local construction and the promotion of reforms, laying the foundation for Taiwan's postwar development. He once appeared on the cover of Time magazine. His wife, Edith Huang Wu (1912–2002), came from a scholarly family and was especially skilled in painting; she studied under Zheng Manqing and Pu Ru. The Wu couple's collection of paintings and calligraphy was considerable, much of it received directly as gifts from the artists.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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