Lot Essay
This lot consists of two works.
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LOTS 43-57PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. CHEN JIThis collection was assembled by Dr. Chen Ji (1896-circa 1982), who was a professor of pediatrics at St. John’s School of Medicine in Shanghai. Dr. Chen brought the collection to the United States in 1965. His son, Chen Lien-ching (1922-2016), who was an architect who immigrated to the U.S. around 1945. Both father and son appreciated classical paintings and calligraphy, and also befriended contemporary artists, whose work they enjoyed and collected.
XU BAOXUN (BORN 1930)
Calligraphy
Details
XU BAOXUN (BORN 1930)
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
14 x 25 7/8 in. (35.6 x 65.8 cm.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
SHEN WEI (1862-1945)
Calligraphic Couplet
Pair of scrolls, unmounted, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 54 x 10 3/8 in. (137.3 x 26.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
14 x 25 7/8 in. (35.6 x 65.8 cm.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
SHEN WEI (1862-1945)
Calligraphic Couplet
Pair of scrolls, unmounted, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 54 x 10 3/8 in. (137.3 x 26.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist