JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 1
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 2
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 3
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 4
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 5
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 6
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 7
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 8
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 9
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 10
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 11
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946) - photo 12

JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946)

Lot 1828
11.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1487855
Lot 1828 | JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946)
Estimate value
HKD 40 000 – 60 000
JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946)
Calligraphic Collection
(1) JIN XIHOU
Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 131 x 31 cm. (51 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Further inscribed by Chiang Chao-shen (1925-1996), with a total of three seals
Dated spring, jiazi year (1984)
Two collector’s seal of Chiang Chao-shen
Titleslip by Chiang Chao-shen

(2) WANG XUN
Calligraphy in Running Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
149 x 39 cm. (58 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist

(3) XU CHENGYAO
Five-character Poem in Calligraphy in Regular Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
88.5 x 30 cm. (34 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Further inscribed on the mounting by Chiang Chao-shen (1925-1996)
Dated yihai year (1995)
Titleslip by Chiang Chao-shen

(4) XU CHENGYAO
Ten-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 172 x 29.8 cm. (67 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to E'lou
Titleslip on each hanging scroll and the wrapping silk by Chiang Chao-shen
Artist:Jin Xihou (1878 - 1962)
Wang Xun (?-1915)
Art style:Classicism
Auction house category:Calligraphy
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