EMPEROR YONGZHENG (REIGNED 1723-1735)

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EMPEROR YONGZHENG (REIGNED 1723-1735)

COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT CALLLIGRAPHY

A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on cloud-patterned silk
Each scroll measures 137.8 x 28.8 cm. (54 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Three seals of the artist: Wei Jun Nan, Zhao Qian Xi Ti, Yong Zheng Chen Han
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Lot Essay

(US$3,900-5,200)

Note:
The couplet translates to read:
"The music of the Qin turns faint when a breeze blows across the stream, the jian-mirror is forever clear when the heart is serene like still water."

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