Pines along the Misty Stream/Calligraphy in Running Script

Name: WU HUFAN (1894-1968)/ZHANG QIHOU (1873-1944)
Brand: Pines along the Misty Stream/Calligraphy in Running Script
Price: 120000.00 HKD
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WU HUFAN (1894-1968)/ZHANG QIHOU (1873-1944)

Pines along the Misty Stream/Calligraphy in Running Script

Price Realised HKD 150,000

WU HUFAN (1894-1968)/ZHANG QIHOU (1873-1944)
Pines along the Misty Stream/Calligraphy in Running Script
Two fan leaves, mounted as hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
Each fan leaf measures 17.5 x 51.5 cm. (6 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₄ in.)
Pines along the Misty Stream: Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, gengyin year (1950)
Calligraphy: Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Wenye

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 4 October 2016, Lot 1269.

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Zhang Qihou was born in Sizhou, Anhui. Like Shang Yanliu, he participated in the special Jiachen civil service examination in the thirtieth year of Guangxu’s reign, and attained fourth place overall. He was a master of poetry and calligraphy.