Name: ZHENG XIAOXU (1860-1938)
Brand: Seven-Character Poem by Liu Kezhuang in Standard Running Script
Price: 28000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

ZHENG XIAOXU (1860-1938)
Seven-Character Poem by Liu Kezhuang in Standard Running Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
131 x 32 cm. (51 ⁵⁄₈ x 12 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Mr Nobuhara (Nobuhara Ken, 1892-1977)

NOTE:
The recipient of this work was Nobuhara Ken (1892-1977), a Japanese translator. He translated many novels, which were serialized and published by Japanese magazines. In 1938, he went to China and operated a film studio in Shanghai and achieved great success. After the Second World War, he returned to Japan and continued his translation and publishing career.

Kanboku No.57: The 48th Calligraphy Exhibition of Kanbokusha Exhibition Catalogue, Kanbokusha, 2021, pl.24.

Nara Prefecture Bunkakaikan, Japan, The 48th Calligraphy Exhibition of Kanbokusha, 17-19 December 2021.

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