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Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet
Details
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135 x 34.5 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated first month, xinyou year (1981)
Dedicated to Cangwu (Deng Cangwu, 1900-1990)
One collector’s seal of Deng Cangwu
NOTE:
In the lower left corner of the left couplet, there is a red character seal stating the paper was “Made by Moye Jingshe.” After settling in Taipei in his later years, Zhang Daqian ordered a batch of custom-made couplet paper to be used for writing.
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135 x 34.5 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated first month, xinyou year (1981)
Dedicated to Cangwu (Deng Cangwu, 1900-1990)
One collector’s seal of Deng Cangwu
NOTE:
In the lower left corner of the left couplet, there is a red character seal stating the paper was “Made by Moye Jingshe.” After settling in Taipei in his later years, Zhang Daqian ordered a batch of custom-made couplet paper to be used for writing.
Provenance
Deng Cangwu;
Acquired from the above by the Masters of You Yi Tang.
Acquired from the above by the Masters of You Yi Tang.
Literature
A Testament of Friendship, Zhang Daqian Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of You Yi Tang, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Limited, September 2012, p.87, pl.52.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings