PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 1635-1646)
SHANG YANLIU (1875-1963)
Calligraphy in Running Script
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Price Realised HKD 11,875
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HKD 8,000 - HKD 12,000
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Shang Yanliu was a well-known scholar and calligrapher in modern China. In 1904 (jiachen), he participated in the final civil service examination of the Qing Dynasty and received third place in the palace examination. He was an expert in regular script, cursive script, and running script.
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Lot 1639Sale 16076
Calligraphy in Running ScriptSHANG YANLIU (1875-1963)Estimate: HKD 8,000 - 12,000
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