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A COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE AND BOOKS FROM MODERN LITERATIES

Lot 120
29.08.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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HKD 37 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 120 | A COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE AND BOOKS FROM MODERN LITERATIES
Estimate value
HKD 30 000 – 50 000
Includes the following:

1. FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Calligraphy
Unmounted scroll, ink on paper
26 x 9 cm. (10 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist

2. FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Calligraphy
Unmounted scroll, ink on paper
22.3 x 10 cm. (8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist

3. Correspondence from Feng Zikai
Letter, pen on paper
19 x 12 cm. (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated 16 August


4. Feng Zikai, Yuanyuan Hall Informal Essay, Jian Wen Shu Ju, Hong Kong, February 1959.
20.2 x 13.8 cm. (8 x 5 3/8 in.)
One page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

5. Comic Book by Feng Zikai
18 x 13 cm. (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Without book cover and copyright page, one page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

6. Zhou Zuoren Xuan Ji, Shanghai Wanxiang Shuwu, April 1936, 4th edition.
18.5 x 13 cm. (7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
One page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

7. Zhou Zuoren, In Before Spring, Taiping Shuju, August 1945, 1st edition.
18.2 x 13 cm. (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
One page with two seals of collectors seal of Hu Shifang

8. Zhou Zuoren, Looking at Clouds, Shiyong Shuju, Hong Kong, January 1972.
20 x 14 cm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Without book cover, one page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

9. Zhou Zuoren, In Before Spring, Shiyong Shuju, Hong Kong, May 1973.
19.5 x 13.5 cm. (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Without book cover, one page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

10. Zhou Zuoren Xuan Ji
19 x 13 cm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Without book cover and copyright page

11. Zhou Zuoren, Chen Zishan ed., Zhitang Ji Wai Wen: Si Jiu Nian Yi Hou, Yuelu Publishing House, Changsha, August 1988, 1st edition.
19 x 13.4 cm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
One page inscribed and signed by Chen Zishan (B. 1948)
Dated February 1989
Dedicated to Shifang (Hu Shifang)

12. Chen Siyi and Ding Cong, Hui Tu Shuang Bai Yu, Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House, April 1997, 1st edition.
One page inscribed and signed by Ding Cong (1916-2009)
Dated spring, 1998
Dedicated to Hu Shifang
Further inscribed on the post by Shen Jun
Dated 28 March, 1998
Dedicated to Hu Shifang

13. Xu Shoushang, Impressions of My Departed Friend Lu Xun, Shanghai Book Store, Hong Kong, April 1957, 1st edition.
18.2 x 13 cm. (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
One page with one collector’s seal of Hu Shifang

14. Cao Juren, Chronicle of Lu Xun’s Life, Sanyu Books and Stationery, Hong Kong, October 1970.
18.5 x 13 cm. (7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
One page inscribed and signed by Cao Juren (1900-1972)
Dated January 1971
Dedicated to Hu Shifang

15. Five Envelopes to Hu Shifang
Various dimensions
Artist:Feng Zikai (1898 - 1975)
Art style:Modern art
Auction house category:Calligraphy
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