Lot 2541
  • 2541

DONG QICHANG 1555-1636 | Calligraphy in Running Script

Estimate
300,000 - 480,000 HKD
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Description

  • Calligraphy in Running Script
  • ink on paper, album of nineteen leaves
  • 13.7 by 21.3 cm. 5 3/8  by 8 3/8  in. (19)See illustration of seventeen leaves
signed Dong Qichang and Siweng, dated yimao (1615), with a dedication and five seals of the artist in total with two collector's seals of Shao Mi and one other collector's seal Colophon by Qian Qianyi and with one seal of his Inscription on an attached paper by Li Renjun and with one seal of his with two titleslips, one on the box, dated renxu, Tongzhi reign (1802)

Condition

- minor paper loss, restored - minor blurring to the area of calligraphy from the mounting process - minor dirt, especially to the folds
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