CALLIGRAPHY AFTER MASTERS OF THE TANG AND FIVE DYNASTIES
Handscroll, ink on paper
22.5 x 536 cm (8 7/8 x 211 in.)
The scroll comprises calligraphy after Yan Zhenqing (709-785), Xu Hao (703-782), Yang Ningshi (873-954), and two essays on calligraphy
Signed twice by the artist: Xuanzai, Qichang
Two seals of the artist: Dong Qi Chang Yin, Xuan Zai
Five collectors' seals, including:
Shen Zhuyong (1832-1873): Bao Dong Shi;
Wu Hufan (1894-1968): Wu Hu Fan Zhen Cang Yin (on seam), Mei Jing Shu Wu (on seam), Shuang Xiu Ge Tu Shu Ji, Mei Jing Shu Wu Mi Ji (on seam) Colophons at the end of the scroll by:
Wu Xiangya; and
Wu Hufan, signed, with one seal
Index at the start of the scroll by Wu Hufan, with one seal
Titleslip by Wu Hufan, with one seal
Lot Essay
(US$25,800-32,300)
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