Scholar and Chrysanthemums

The five Zhang Daqian paintings belong to a Chinese family based in Korea. The family met Zhang Daqian through the artist’s solo exhibition in Seoul in 1978. At that time, the exhibition organiser entrusted the family to take care of the artist during his visit to Seoul in preparation for the exhibition. The family and Zhang Daqian became acquainted and later acquired several works directly from the artist. The family has cherished the collection for decades until this day, and it testifies to the decades-long friendship between them and the artist. In addition to the five paintings offered in the present auction, part of the collection was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong in May 2022 (Lots 1157-1159).