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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
PLAYING THE ZITHER UNDER CLOUDY TREES

Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
92.5 x 61.5 cm. (36 3/8 x 24 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: In the style of Zhen Zifan, kesi, of the Song Dynasty, signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated seventh month, guisi year (1953)

Provenance
The Collection of Chai Sian Kwan

Literature
The Catalogue of The Anniversary Exhibition of Chang Dai-chien's 90th Birthday, National Museum of History, Taiwan, May 1988, plate 31
Chang Dai-chien's Paintings, The East Society, Hong Kong, January 1967, page 67
Tchang Ta Tsien, Peintre Chinois, Musee d'art Moderne, Paris, June 1956, page 15
Challenging the Past, The Paintings of Chang Dai-chien, Arthur M Sackler Gallery, U.S.A., 1991, plate 47
The World of Chang Dai-chien, Xi Zhi Tang, Taipei, September 1998, plate 56

Exhibited
Chang Ta Tsien, Musee d'art Modern, Paris, June - July 1956
The Anniversary Exhibition of Chang Dai-chien's 90th Birthday, National Museum of History, Taiwan, June 1988
Challenging the Past: The Paintings of Chang Dai-chien
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, 24 November 1991 - 5 April 1992 The Asia Society, New York, 29 April - 19 July 1992
Saint Louis Art Museum, 28 August - 25 October 1992
The World of Chang Dai-chien, Palace Museum, Taipei, 26 September 1998-20 January 1999

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