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FAMILY COLLECTION OF AN IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL 20TH CENTURY INTELLECTUAL-PART II (LOT 1191)
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) / YUAN XILIAN (?-1950)
Calligraphy
Details
HONGYI (1880-1942) / MA XULUN (1885-1970) / YUAN XILIAN (?-1950)
Calligraphy
Five scrolls, framed as four, vermilion on paper / ink on paper
Hongyi: 27.5 x 32.5 cm. (10 7⁄8 x 12 ¾ in.)
Ma Xunlun: One scroll measures 35.5 x 25 cm. (14 x 9 7⁄8 in.); One scroll measures 30 x 18.3 cm. (11 ¾ x 7 ¼ in.)
Yuan Xilian: Each scroll measures 68.5 x 19.8 cm. (27 x 7 ¾ in.)
(5)
Hongyi:
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, renshen year (1932)
Dedicated to Longwen
Ma Xunlun:
Each inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist
Each dated thirtieth-first year (of the Republic, 1942)
Both dedicated to Mianzun
Yuan Xilian:
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Mianzun
NOTE:
Ma and Yuan’s works are dedicated to Mianzun, whose full name is Xia Mianzun (1886-1946). Born in Songxia, Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, his real name is Xia Zhu and his courtesy name is Mianzhan. He later changed his name to Mianzun. He is known as a modern Chinese educator, prose writer, and Buddhist layman. Longwen refers to Xia Longwen, Xia Mianzun’s son.
Calligraphy
Five scrolls, framed as four, vermilion on paper / ink on paper
Hongyi: 27.5 x 32.5 cm. (10 7⁄8 x 12 ¾ in.)
Ma Xunlun: One scroll measures 35.5 x 25 cm. (14 x 9 7⁄8 in.); One scroll measures 30 x 18.3 cm. (11 ¾ x 7 ¼ in.)
Yuan Xilian: Each scroll measures 68.5 x 19.8 cm. (27 x 7 ¾ in.)
(5)
Hongyi:
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, renshen year (1932)
Dedicated to Longwen
Ma Xunlun:
Each inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist
Each dated thirtieth-first year (of the Republic, 1942)
Both dedicated to Mianzun
Yuan Xilian:
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Mianzun
NOTE:
Ma and Yuan’s works are dedicated to Mianzun, whose full name is Xia Mianzun (1886-1946). Born in Songxia, Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, his real name is Xia Zhu and his courtesy name is Mianzhan. He later changed his name to Mianzun. He is known as a modern Chinese educator, prose writer, and Buddhist layman. Longwen refers to Xia Longwen, Xia Mianzun’s son.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.
Literature
Lin Ziqing ed., Chronicle of Master Hongyi, Sino-Japan Culture Association-Shanghai Branch, September 1944, p.124.
Further Details
The collection belongs to the descendent of an influential and progressive intellectual of 20th-century China. The scholar was associated with other intellectuals, thinkers, and artists of the time. All the works in this collection were directly gifted by the artists and were kept in the family for nearly a century.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings