GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 1
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 2
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 3
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 4
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 5
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 6
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY) - photo 7

GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

Lot 166
01.09.2022 14:00UTC +08:00
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HKD 11 340
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 807245
Lot 166 | GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Estimate value
HKD 5 000 – 8 000
GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

Calligraphy Collection – Birthday Celebration

A pair of hanging scrolls / Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on gold paper / ink on gold-flecked red paper

1. Poem in Regular Script measures 84 x 35.2 cm. (33 1/8 x 137/8 in.)

Inscribed and signed by Gan Hanchen
Dated sixth month, guihai year (1923)
Dedicated to Maogang
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‌NOTE:
‌Gan Hanchen, who was initially named Zuofan and styled himself as Pingzong, and the owner of Feiyuan, is a wealthy Cantonese businessman who lived in Shanghai. He was a chief comprador of the Jardine Matheson Company and the owner of the Shanghai Yuyuan, in which he possesses an extensive collection of antiques, paintings, and calligraphy. Gan Hanchen also has a deep friendship with the famous calligrapher Yang Shoujing (1839-1915).
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2. Poem in Running Script measures 99.5 x 47 cm. (39 1/8 x 181/2 in.)
Inscribed and signed by Lao Jingxiu
Dedicated to Maogang
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‌‌NOTE:
‌Lao Jingxiu, who styled himself as Nianzu, is a native of Guangzhou, Guangdong. He was a well-known Cantonese businessman in Shanghai during the Republic Era.
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3. Poem in Regular Script measures 99 x 45.5 cm. (39 x 17 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by Huang Jingfa
Dedicated to Maogang

Art style:Modern art
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