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Duan Fang (1861-1911)
Egyptian Rubbing with Calligraphic Inscription
Hanging scroll, ink rubbing on paper with an
inscription by Duan Fang, followed by his seal,
with an additional inscription on the mounting
and two collectors’ seals.
9 1/4in (23cm) in diameter
$2,000 - 3,000

端方 埃及古石拓本 水墨紙本 立軸

Duan Fang was a high Manchurian official in
the waning years of the Qing dynasty and also
a major collector of early bronzes and jades. His
collection, Taozhai, was self-published in 1908.

Duan Fang traveled to Egypt in the summer of
1906, presumably when he made this rubbing.
After his death in 1911, the majority of his
Chinese bronzes and jades were dispersed and
sold to American and European Museums;
however, his collection of Egyptian artifacts was
recently re-discovered in the archives of the
Peking University Museum in Beijing.

The accompanying box bears an inscription
that states the scroll was obtained in Beijing in
1938 by the Korean artist and calligrapher Li
Han-bok (1897-1943).

Provenance:
Formerly in a Connecticut private collection

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Wang Guowei (1877-1927)
Calligraphy in Small Regular Script, 1907
Folding fan, mounted for framing, dated
dingwei (1907), with a dedication, and signed
by the artist, followed by two artist’s seals.
17 1/2in (44.2cm) length
$2,000 - 3,000

王國維 楷書書法 水墨紙本 扇面 鏡片

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