「大風堂」款紅梅瓷瓶 | A 'Red Plum' Vase, Seal Mark of Dafengtang

「大風堂」款紅梅瓷瓶

附木底座、「張大千、張徐雯波」卡片及原裝藍盒，外匣印張大千題簽

註：一九八二年，大千先生經歷史博物館展覽組主任秦景卿之介，結識陶藝家蔡曉芳，並先後向其訂製各種陶器：單色釉瓷瓶、筆洗、餐盤等，自用之餘亦分贈友好。本瓶即出自曉芳窯，底部具「大風堂」篆書款，瓶身見畫家繪一剪紅梅，題七絶「萬里還歸故國山，溪邊結得屋三椽。種梅買鶴餘生了，月下花前伴鶴眠」。大千平生好梅，賞梅種梅，詩畫亦豐，筆下所出往往多具寄喻，對照詩句，故國之思，無時或已。而梅花報新春，瓶背具「春長好」印，乃表新歲祝福之忱。據張群家屬提供資料，本瓶乃畫家一九八二年訂製，應為翌年迎春贈友之備。以此貽岳公，配以藍錦盒，匣上印有題簽「眉壽萬年。岳軍大兄哂納。弟爰」，取「梅」喻「眉壽」，倍添美意矣。

高 22.5 cm 8⅞ in.

張群「中行廬」藏書畫 （編號6102-6137）

張群（1889-1990），近代政界大老。早歲投身革命，民國肇建，襄助極峰，掌外交，主省政，討袁、北伐、抗日，無役不與。本輯所集，著眼於民國政壇元老寫贈者，範圍自護國運動以迄抗日戰爭，如李烈鈞、吳稚暉、戴季陶等，所涉人事，在在映照其歷史發展軌跡。尤以黃克強書迹，乃討袁役後寫贈，譚延闓跋曰乃黃氏「絕筆」，足堪寶之。

他嗜藝術，二十年代末起矢志收藏，其「中行廬」藏品今春於蘇富比釋出時，集中於三十年代京滬名家畫作。本輯承襲此脈，匯聚同期名家寫贈成扇、扇面及冊頁， 集南北藝文界人士逾廿家，如謝玉岑、賀天健、蕭愻、王一亭、傅增湘等，皆精心繪製。

輯中亦集政壇藝壇友好為其祝嘏之作，如趙恒惖、王雲五等，其中于右任及黃君璧將其名句「人生七十方開始」賡詩書贈，蓋其歷盡風雲變幻，練就曠達胸懷，於養心養生尤有所得。親若手足之張大千，於節慶贈畫，亦書「金石仁義」聯誌念兩人半生莫逆、患難相扶之情誼，並贈以「大風堂」訂製文房用品及擺設，足證對摯交惦記之情矣！

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A 'Red Plum' Vase, Seal Mark of Dafengtang

with a wooden stand, a card printed with 'Chang Dai-chien and Chang Hsu Wen-po', and an original box with a printed titleslip by Zhang Daqian

height 22.5 cm 8⅞ in.

FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHANG CHUN (LOTS 6102-6137)

Chang Chun (1889-1990) was a prominent figure in modern Chinese politics. Earlier in his life, he dedicated himself to serving the revolutionary cause and was instrumental in the founding of the Republic of China. He took on the duties of foreign diplomacy and provincial affairs, and heroically engaged in the Second Revolution, Northern Expedition, and the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The highlight of this collection is the gifted writings of eminent Republic officials, spanning from The National Protection War to the Second Sino-Japanese War. With works by notable men including Li Liejun, Wu Zhihui and Dai Jitao, this bespoke curation unravels the gripping narrative of Chinese history. Taking center stage is the writings of Huang Xing, gifted in the aftermath of the Second Revolution. Referred by Chinese political Tan Yankai as Huang’s last work executed before his death, it attests to the utmost rarity of the piece.

A savant in arts, Chang began his lifelong journey as a refined connoisseur in the late 1920s. The Collection of Chang Chun made its debut first this spring at Sotheby’s , focusing on artworks by renowned Beijing and Shanghai artists of the 1930s. Following its footsteps, this season gathers together gifts of fans and albums from the same period, meticulously crafted by around 20 notable Beijing-Shanghai artists, including Xie Yucun, He Tianjian, Xiao Xun, Wang Yiting and Fu Zengxiang.

This collection also features benedictions from intimate friends in politics and art, such as Zhao Hengti and Wang Yunwu. Among the ensemble of cherished works, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu, gifted by Yu Youren and Huang Junbi, immaculately encapsulates Chang’s life experiences: the expression ‘Life begins at seventy’ applauds him for his continued self-cultivation amidst any turbulence in life. Close confidante Zhang Daqian once presented to Chang, on the occasion of a festival, the painting Summer Fruits and Blossoms and a Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu, as a tribute to their half of a lifetime of brotherhood through thick and thin. Gifted too were custom-made Dafengtang vases and small plates – undoubtedly a testament to their profound camaraderie!