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Lot Essay
Hu Yi was a modern calligrapher from Guangdong, who held official posts in Guangdong. Li Guang, Chen Song and Zeng Yingxi are well-known writers from the Lingnan area.
This work is dedicated to Zhang Junhua (1901-1962), a native from Panyu, Guangdong and an expert in Chinese prose, poems and calligraphy. Zhang was the manager of the Guangzhou Salt Industry Association and was the general manager of the Guangzhou Peacock Restaurant before 1949. Afterwards, he became the first vice-chairman of first Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce. With expert connoisseurship, Zhang amassed a collection with many important Chinese paintings and ceramics. Zhang Daqian would visit Zhang when he travelled to Guangzhou and gifted him many works. The artist also dubbed his friend “the most knowledgeable person in Chinese paintings and calligraphy in Guangzhou”.
This work is dedicated to Zhang Junhua (1901-1962), a native from Panyu, Guangdong and an expert in Chinese prose, poems and calligraphy. Zhang was the manager of the Guangzhou Salt Industry Association and was the general manager of the Guangzhou Peacock Restaurant before 1949. Afterwards, he became the first vice-chairman of first Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce. With expert connoisseurship, Zhang amassed a collection with many important Chinese paintings and ceramics. Zhang Daqian would visit Zhang when he travelled to Guangzhou and gifted him many works. The artist also dubbed his friend “the most knowledgeable person in Chinese paintings and calligraphy in Guangzhou”.