Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983)

with three seals of the artist, and one collector's seal

Inscription:
Happiness is like calamus flowers;
Yet rarely are they seen in bloom.
I want to change into a creek of spring,
Just to see how my man changes his heart.
The Ziye ge (Mid-night Song), which I composed when I was young, was casually written on this painting, Sixteenth day of the eleventh lunar month of the jiashen year, lodging in Shahe Village, Dai-chien Chang Yuan.

Singapore, Victoria Memorial Hall, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 12-17 March 1963
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Daichien, 24-30 June 1963
Malaya, Ipoh, Ku Kong Chow Kung Wai, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 9-16 November 1963
Malaya, Penang, Penang Museum, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 20-29
December 1963
Thailand, Bangkok, Kai Shou Hall & Metropolitan Bank, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, 12-25 September 1964
Thailand, Haadyai, Hakkas Association Auditorium, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Daichien, 2-8 February 1965
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

Chinese Paintings with the Original Paintings & Discourses on Chinese Art By Professor Chang Dai-chien, edited by Kao Ling-mei, East Art Co., Hong Kong, February 1961, p.105
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, March 1963, Singapore exhibit no. 88
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, June 1963, Kuala Lumpur exhibit no. 88
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, November 1963, Ipoh exhibit no. 88
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, December 1963, Penang exhibit no. 88
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, September 1964, Bangkok exhibit no. 88
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition catalogue, East Art Co., Hong Kong, February 1965, Haadyai exhibit no. 88
The Paintings of Zhang Daqian, Vol. 4, Sichuan People’s Publishing House, May 1983, pl. 17
Selected Modern Beauty Paintings, Art Book Co. Ltd., Taipei, 28 February 1984, p.15
Paintings and Calligraphy Works of Zhang Daqian, vol. 1, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991, pl. 211
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. 8
“Nexus between past and Present”, written by Kao Mayching, published in Twenty-First Century, issue No. 17, June 1993, p. 48
“The Paintings of Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien): Unity of Tradition and Modernity”, written by Kao Mayching, published in Arts of Asia, May-June 1994, p. 60
The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, Shoto Museum of Art, Japan, 1995, pl. 6

- Mild oxidization could be found at the ladies' face. Signs of retouching could be found at the collar area. Light abrasion could be found the at the painting's surface. Otherwise, generally in good condition.
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