Lot 1757
Lot 1757
PROPERTY OF A CHINESE COLLECTION IN NORTH AMERICA (LOTS 1755-1761)
WANG SHIHONG (1658-1723)

Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script

Price Realised HKD 43,750
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HKD 10,000 - HKD 20,000
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WANG SHIHONG (1658-1723)

Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script

Price Realised HKD 43,750
Price Realised HKD 43,750
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WANG SHIHONG (1658-1723)
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on patterned paper
Each scroll measures 79.3 x 17 cm. (31 14 x 6 34 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Four collector's seals of Di Xuegeng (1820-1899)

NOTE:
Di Xuegeng, who styled himself as Mannong and Shuzi, a native of Liyang, Jiangsu, was the father of Di Baoxian (1873-1941), the well-known painter, calligrapher, and politician in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic era. He was keen on collecting calligraphy and painting and once worked as a county magistrate in Jiangxi.
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Yorkie Tam (譚又維)Associate Vice President, Specialist, Chinese Paintings
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