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Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
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ZHAO ZHIQIAN (1829-1884)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 136.2 x 32.8 cm. (53 5⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Mianzhai
Two collector’s seals, including one of Zhao Juhuang (1833-1960)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 136.2 x 32.8 cm. (53 5⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Mianzhai
Two collector’s seals, including one of Zhao Juhuang (1833-1960)
Provenance
Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, 2 December 2023, Lot 924.
Literature
Bi’an Shengmo, Series IV, Xiling Yinshe, December 1919, unpaginated.
Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy: Couplet Scrolls, Vol. 9 (Shina Bokuseki Taisei: Tsuiren Byōbu, Vol. 9), Kōbunsha (Japan), 1938 (reprinted 1974 and 1979), p. 160.
Zhao Zhiqian: Reprint of Bi’an Shengmo, Tōkyōdō (Japan), 1976 (reissued 1982), p. 124.
Shodō Graph Special Issue: Collected Bi’an Shengmo (Seal and Clerical Scripts), Institute for Modern Calligraphy Studies (Japan), 1976, p. 20.
Bi’an Shengmo, Series IV, Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House, 1977, unpaginated.
Selected Masterpieces of Zhao Zhiqian’s Calligraphy, Jiangsu Guangling Ancient Books Printing House, 1990, p. 25.
Collected Paintings and Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Vol. I, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991, p. 241.
Ancient and Modern Couplets: A Survey of Chinese Calligraphic Treasures, Nanhai Publishing Company, 1994, p. 107.
Collected Paintings and Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House, 1996, unpaginated.
Masterpieces of Ink Traces, Vol. II, Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2004, p. 300.
Chronological Illustrated Catalogue of Zhao Zhiqian’s Paintings and Calligraphy, Vol. II, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 2005, p. 124.
Selected Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Henan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2007, p. 9.
Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy: Couplet Scrolls, Vol. 9 (Shina Bokuseki Taisei: Tsuiren Byōbu, Vol. 9), Kōbunsha (Japan), 1938 (reprinted 1974 and 1979), p. 160.
Zhao Zhiqian: Reprint of Bi’an Shengmo, Tōkyōdō (Japan), 1976 (reissued 1982), p. 124.
Shodō Graph Special Issue: Collected Bi’an Shengmo (Seal and Clerical Scripts), Institute for Modern Calligraphy Studies (Japan), 1976, p. 20.
Bi’an Shengmo, Series IV, Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House, 1977, unpaginated.
Selected Masterpieces of Zhao Zhiqian’s Calligraphy, Jiangsu Guangling Ancient Books Printing House, 1990, p. 25.
Collected Paintings and Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Vol. I, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991, p. 241.
Ancient and Modern Couplets: A Survey of Chinese Calligraphic Treasures, Nanhai Publishing Company, 1994, p. 107.
Collected Paintings and Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House, 1996, unpaginated.
Masterpieces of Ink Traces, Vol. II, Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2004, p. 300.
Chronological Illustrated Catalogue of Zhao Zhiqian’s Paintings and Calligraphy, Vol. II, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 2005, p. 124.
Selected Calligraphy of Zhao Zhiqian, Henan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2007, p. 9.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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