HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950) - photo 1
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950) - photo 2
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950) - photo 3
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950) - photo 4
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950) - photo 5

HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950)

Lot 1191
01.12.2023 14:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 2 394 000
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ID 1089239
Lot 1191 | HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950)
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HKD 200 000 – 300 000
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) /YUAN XILIAN (?-1950)

Calligraphy

Five scrolls, mounted and framed as four, vermilion on paper / ink on paper

Hongyi: 27.5 x 32.5 cm. (10 7⁄8 x 12 ¾ in.)

Ma Xunlun: One scroll measures 35.5 x 25 cm. (14 x 9 7⁄8 in.); One scroll measures 30 x 18.3 cm. (11 ¾ x 7 ¼ in.)

Yuan Xilian: Each scroll measures 68.5 x 19.8 cm. (27 x 7 ¾ in.)

(5)

Hongyi:

Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

Dated autumn, renshen year (1932)

Dedicated to Longwen



Ma Xunlun:

Each inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist

Each dated thirtieth-first year (of the Republic, 1942)

Both dedicated to Mianzun



Yuan Xilian:

Two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper

Each scroll measures 68.5 x 19.8 cm. (27 x 7 ¾ in.)

Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

Dedicated to Mianzun



NOTE:

Ma and Yuan’s works are dedicated to Mianzun, whose full name is Xia Mianzun (1886-1946). Born in Songxia, Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, his real name is Xia Zhu and his courtesy name is Mianzhan. He later changed his name to Mianzun. He is known as a modern Chinese educator, prose writer, and Buddhist layman. Longwen refers to Xia Longwen, Xia Mianzun’s son.





Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.



Literature

Lin Ziqing ed., Chronicle of Master Hongyi, Sino-Japan Culture Association-Shanghai Branch, September 1944, p.124.



Further details

The collection belongs to the descendent of an influential and progressive intellectual of 20th-century China. The scholar was associated with other intellectuals, thinkers, and artists of the time. All the works in this collection were directly gifted by the artists and were kept in the family for nearly a century.
Artist:Hong Yi (1880-1942)
Art style:Modern art
Auction house category:Calligraphy
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