ID 1343803
Lot 770 | PU RU (1896-1963) / JIANG ZHAOSHEN (1925-1996)
Estimate value
HKD 200 000 – 300 000
Calligraphy in Regular Script / Autumn Scenery
Handscroll, ink on paper / ink and colour on paper
1. Calligraphy in Regular Script measures 21.6 x 77.8 cm. (8 ½ x 30 5/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed by Pu Ru, with two seals
2. Autumn Scenery measures 21.6 x 96.7 cm. (8 ½ x 38 1/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and siged by Jiang Zhaoshen, with three seals
Dated winter, gengshen year (1980)
Dedicated to Aiyun (Wang Aiyun, 1906-2004)
Frontispiece by Tai Jingnong (1903-1990), with two seals
Dated spring, xinyou year (1981)
Dedicated to Aiyun
Four colophons by Tai Jingnong, Wang Zhuangwei (1909-1998), Liu Taixi (1899-1989), and Wang Jingzhi (1916-2002), with a total of nine seals
Titleslip by Wang Zhuangwei, with one seal
NOTE: A native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Wang Aiyun (1906-2004) worked under educator and activist Luo Jialun at the National Central University, National Central University of Governance in Nanjing, and later at the National Taiwan University. During his tenure at the National Central University, Wang had frequent exchanges with artists including Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Huang Junbi and Fu Baoshi. In 1948, Wang moved to Taiwan to work at the National Taiwan University. While in Taiwan Wang became close friends with Pu Ru. Wang retired in 1968 and was widely known for his passion in collecting Chinese paintings and calligraphy.
Provenance
Formerly from the collection of Wang Aiyun (1906-2004);
M K Lau Collection.
Exhibited
Beijing, Guardian Art Center, Intimate Encounters: An Exhibition of Handscrolls and Albums from the M K Lau Collection, 7-22 November, 2017. Hong Kong, PMQ, Intimate Encounters: An Exhibition of Handscrolls and Albums from the M K Lau Collection, 24 March-5 April, 2018.
| Artist: | Jiang Zhaoshen (1925 - 1996) Pu Ru (1896-1963) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
| Artist: | Jiang Zhaoshen (1925 - 1996) Pu Ru (1896-1963) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
| Address of auction |
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