Scholar under Willows

Price realised HKD 441,000

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Scholar under Willows

Price realised HKD 441,000

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Scholar under Willows
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
164 x 81 cm. (64 5⁄8 x 31 7⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated second month, dinghai year (1947)
Dedicated to Guangyu (Hsia Kwang-Yu)

Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.

The present selection of paintings come from the family collection of the civil engineer Hsia Kwang-Yu (Xia Guangyu, 1889-1970) who held important positions in the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Railways. A graduate of Peking University, he attended the Panama– Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and served as president of the China Civil Engineering Society. The artworks have since been cherished by and remained in the family.

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