Lot 59
Lot 59
CONTEMPORARY LITERATI PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY (LOTS 57-63)
TUNG CHIAO (B. 1942)

Calligraphy - Literati at Heart

Price Realised HKD 35,000
Estimate
HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000
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TUNG CHIAO (B. 1942)

Calligraphy - Literati at Heart

Price Realised HKD 35,000
Price Realised HKD 35,000
Details
TUNG CHIAO (B. 1942)
Calligraphy - Literati at Heart
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on gold-flecked colour paper
21.8 x 56.7 cm. (8 58 x 22 38 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Brought to you by
Yorkie Tam (譚又維)Associate Vice President, Specialist, Chinese Paintings
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Lot Essay

In his early years, Tung Chiao studied in the Department of Foreign Languages at National Cheng Kung University, and later went to the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. He previously worked as the editor-in-chief of the Chinese edition of Reader's Digest, the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao Monthly and Ming Pao, and the Apple Daily in Hong Kong. Tung is a well-known essayist in Hong Kong, and published numerous essays.
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