Lot Essay
This lot consists of three 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.
CHEN TAOYI (1881-1946)
Calligraphy
Details
CHEN TAOYI (1881-1946)
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
28 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (71.7 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with two seals of the artist
Dated summer, fifth month, jiashen year (1944)
WU ZHENG (1878-1949)
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
28 3/8 x 15 ½ in. (72 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated jiashen year (1944)
YE GONGCHUO (1881-1968)
Calligraphy
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
28 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (71.8 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
28 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (71.7 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with two seals of the artist
Dated summer, fifth month, jiashen year (1944)
WU ZHENG (1878-1949)
Calligraphy
Scroll, unmounted, ink on paper
28 3/8 x 15 ½ in. (72 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated jiashen year (1944)
YE GONGCHUO (1881-1968)
Calligraphy
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
28 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (71.8 x 39.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist