Name: YANG WENCONG (1597-1645)
Brand: Calligraphy in Running Script
Price: 110000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

YANG WENCONG (1597-1645)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
123.8 x 27.2 cm. (48 ³⁄₄ x 10 ³⁄₄ in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
One collector’s seal of Maruyama Taiu (1838-1916)
Three collector’s seals of Cheng Bofen (1911-1988)

NOTE: Born in Nagoya, Maruyama Taiu was a famous seal carver of Japan, and studied under Xu Sangeng (1826-1890) in Shanghai before returning and developed a new style of seal carving in Japan.

Cheng Bofen was born in Shexian County, Anhui, and was a famous collector who lived in Japan. He was the author of "Xuan Hui Tang Calligraphy and Painting Records".

Christie's Hong Kong, Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, 29 April 2001, Lot 357.

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Yang Wencong was a native of Guizhou, and his sobriquet name was Longyou. He passed the official examinations in the Wanli era and became an official in the military office. He was a pedagogue with special interest in antiquities, and painted landscapes particularly well. Not only was Yang closely acquainted with the Sijunzi of the late Ming, but he was also a member of the “Nine Painter Friends”. The novel Legend of the Plum Blossom Fan by Kong Shangren describes the love story between Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun, and the fan which lends itself to the title of the novel was apprarently painted by Yang.