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WONDERS OF INK: COLLECTION OF LITERATI CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE LATE QING AND EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD (LOTS 77-91)

WANG XU (1857-1933)

Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script

Name: WANG XU (1857-1933)
Brand: Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script
Price: 16000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised HKD 20,000

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HKD 10,000 - HKD 20,000

Closed: 1 Jun 2020

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WANG XU (1857-1933)

Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script

Price Realised HKD 20,000

Closed: 1 Jun 2020

Price Realised HKD 20,000

Closed: 1 Jun 2020

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WANG XU (1857-1933)
Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 143 x 34.5 cm. (56 ¹⁄₄ x 13 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Xiuting

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Lot Essay

Wang Xu, who styled himself as Juesheng, Xingcun, and Changyangjisou, was a native of Laiyang, Shandong province. An Imperial Scholar during the Guangxu reign, Wang was a political figure and calligrapher of the late-Qing, early-Republic period. His calligraphy was sought after so greatly in the capital that, as a reflection of the many plaques and couplets written by him, he became the subject of a popular set phrase – “Plaques everywhere are in [Wang] Xu’s writing.”