Lot 10
  • 10

Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983) Snowclad Mount Emei

Estimate
7,000,000 - 9,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983)
  • Snowclad Mount Emei
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
signed SHUJUN ZHANG DAQIAN YUAN, dated bing xu, 1946, the eleventh lunar month, inscribed, with two seals of the artist, and one collector's seal of Xu Bojiao. Titleslip by Kao

Exhibited

Hong Kong, City Hall Art Gallery, Recent Paintings by Chang Da-Chien, 21 April-9 May 1962
Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Art Gallery, The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 17 April-23 May 1993 
Japan, Tokyo, Shoto Museum of Art, The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 5 April-21 May 1995 
Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 28 February-27 April 1997

Literature

Recent Paintings by Chang Da-Chien, exhibition catalogue, City Hall Art Gallery, Hong Kong, April 1962, exhibit no.97
The Painting Collection of Zhang Daqian, edited by Kao Ling-mei, Eastern Society, January 1967, p.10
The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, edited by Kao Mayching, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1993, pl.78
The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, Shoto Museum of Art, Japan, 1995, pl.76

Condition

- Fine paper creases could be seen on the painting, which could be improved by restoration, otherwise generally in good condition.
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