ID 1016245
Lot 47 | ZHANG JIAN (1852-1926)
Estimate value
HKD 20 000 – 30 000
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 132.5 x 32 cm. (52 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Yanran
NOTE:
Zhang Jian, also known as Gui Zhi, and Se An, is native to Haimen, Jiangsu Province. Zhang was a zhuangyuan, the highest scoring scholar on the Imperial examination, during the Guangxu period. In the late Qing dynasty, he participated in implementing consitutional reforms. He is equally proficient in Regular, Clerical, Semi-cursive, and Cursive script, but is most known for his running-cursive script calligraphy.
| Artist: | Zhang Jian (1852 - 1926) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
| Artist: | Zhang Jian (1852 - 1926) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Calligraphy |
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