Landscapes

Name: LIANG YUWEI (c. 1844-1917)
Brand: Landscapes
Price: 32000.00 HKD
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Price Realised HKD 40,000

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Closed: 1 Sep 2021

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LIANG YUWEI (c. 1844-1917)

Landscapes

Price Realised HKD 40,000

Closed: 1 Sep 2021

Price Realised HKD 40,000

Closed: 1 Sep 2021

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LIANG YUWEI (c. 1844-1917)
Landscapes
A set of four hanging scrolls, ink and colour on paper
Each scroll measures 132 x 31.5 cm. (52 x 12 ³⁄₈ in.)
Each scroll inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals
Two scrolls dated yiyou year (1895)
Each titleslip entitled and signed by Gu Zhihuai (B. 1919), with one seal

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Lot Essay

Liang Yuwei, a native of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, who styled himself as Hongfei, Hangshu, and Hangxue, earned the title of jinshi in the 15th year of Guangxu reign (1889). After his resignation, he settled in Guangzhou living on painting, the subjects of which were mainly flowers and then landscape in his later years and specialized in seal carving.

Gu Zhihuai, who styled himself as Huaitang and Shixuan, was from Nanhai, Guangdong. He likes to study calligraphy, paintings, poetry, and seal carving. He is good at various calligraphic styles and is an expert in the regular and clerical script. Served as an executive member of the Hong Kong Chinese Art Club, he is currently the honorary permanent consultant of the association and a member of Hong Kong Calligraphy and Arts Association and Hong Kong Association of Amateur Calligraphers.