ID 1405370 
Lot 662  | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Estimate value
HKD 300 000 – 500 000 
Bird on Branch after Lin Chun / Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink and colour on gold paper
18 x 51 cm. (7 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Bird on Branch after Lin Chun inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Gu
One collector’s seal of Bai Xueshi
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Gu
Further details
Bai Xueshi (1915–2011), sobriquet Hexu Zhai, was a native of Beijing. He began studying painting at a young age, first under Zhao Mengzhu and later Liang Shunian. Bai taught at Beijing Normal College and Beijing Academy of Arts, later serving as a professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts. Bai Xueshi specialized in Northern-school landscape painting, drawing inspiration from diverse sources. His blue-green landscape paintings, particularly those depicting Guilin, are the most representative of his artistic style. This collection, formerly from Bai Xueshi’s family, includes several works gifted to the artist by his contemporaries. A particular highlight is Qi Baishi’s Five-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script (Lot 663), which bears Bai Xueshi’s collector’s seal, underscoring its significance.
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) | 
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy | 
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) | 
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy | 
| Address of auction | 
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