ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Portrait of a Lady
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Madam Feijing
One collector's seal
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
39 x 30.5 cm. (15 3/8 x 12 in.)
20th Century
This painting was dedicated to Madam Feijing, wife of a very well-known Hong Kong collector Xu Bojiao (1913-2002). Xu Bojiao and Zhang Daqian knew each other for decades, and they had a very solid friendship.