ID 1343927
Lot 665 | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Estimate value
HKD 100 000 – 200 000
Letter to Pok Shau-fu
Two scrolls, mounted as hanging scroll, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 33.5 x 68 cm. (13 ¼ x 26 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated 10th September, 1971
Literature
Newsdom (issue 1232), Newsdom Publishing House, Hong Kong, 25 September 1971, p. 25.
Further details
An article titled Zhang Daqian Weeping was published by the newspaper Newsdom edition No. 1229 on 4 September 1971, in which Pok Shau-Fu was the editor. Upon reading the article, Zhang Daqian responded to Pok with a letter (the present lot) to clarify the content of the article, dated 10 September. This letter was subsequently published in the same newspaper (Fig).
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
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