ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) Running Streams from the Mountain
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
89 x 50 cm. (35 x 19 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated spring, xinchou year (1961)
Dedicated to Minzhong
Provenance
Christie’s Swire Hong Kong, Fine 19th and 20th Century Chinese Paintings (Part II), 7 October 1990, Lot 188. Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings (II), 28 November 2005, Lot 845. Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, 26 November 2007, Lot 1265.
Literature
Kao Ling-mei, Chang Dai-Chien’s Paintings, The East Society, January 1967, p.86. T.C. Lai, Three Contemporary Chinese Painters: Chang Da-chien, Ting Yin-yung, Cheng Shih-fa, University of Washington Press, 1975, p.21. Essays of The Symposium of Chang Dai-chien’s Art (In Memory of Chang’s 90th Birthday), National Museum of History, 1988, p.168. The International Conference on the Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting of Chang Dai-Chien and P’u Hsin-Yu: Proceedings, National Palace Museum, May 1994, p.89.
This patterned paper was manufactured according to the technique and craftsmanship from the Song Dynasty and was specially made for Zhang Daqian in Japan.
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