ID 1405335
Lot 779 | WANG SHIXIANG (1914-2009) / YUAN QUANYOU (1920-2003)
Estimate value
HKD 100 000 – 180 000
Two Ten-character Calligraphic Couplets in Running Script
Two pairs of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Wang Shixiang, each scroll measures 136.5 x 31.5 cm. (53 ¾ x 12 3/8 in.)(4)
1. Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated fourth month, dingmao year (1987)
Dedicated to Zuyao
2. Yuan Quanyou, each scroll measures 65.5 x 15.5 cm. (25 ¾ x 6 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated fourth month, dingmao year (1987)
NOTE:
This painting is dedicated to Ronald Poon (1942–2022)—renowned architect, Chinese art collector, Min Chiu Society member, and master of Xiao Ting Fan Lou (Canton Collection). A descendant of the influential Canton merchant Poon family from the Qing Dynasty, he inherited part of its renowned collection of classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Ting Fan Lou.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.
| Art style: | Modern art |
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| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
| Art style: | Modern art |
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| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
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