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PROPERTY FROM THE YI ZHAI COLLECTION 儀齋珍藏 (LOTS 1439-1441)

Wu Weijia, of Macanese descent, studio name Yi Zhai, owner of
Taixing Bank, came from a well-to-do family. An avid collector,
Wu was particularly fond of Lingnan artists. Three paintings from
this collection are also available in Christie’s online sale, Exquisite
Eye: Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy on November 27th. (Lots
1662-1664)

吳偉佳，號儀齋，出身於澳門望族，擁有澳門大興銀行。精於收
藏，尤喜愛嶺南畫派的作品。本收藏另有三幅作品於2017年11月
27日舉行的“丹青薈萃—中國書畫網上拍賣”呈現。（拍品編號
1662-1664）

1439

ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)

Deer

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
124 x 46.5 cm. (48 √ x 18 º in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter, bingyin year (1926)
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals
Dated spring, second month, yisi year (1965)
Dedicated to Weijia (Wu Weijia)

NOTE

This painting is an extremely rare example of Zhao Shao’ang’s early
subject and style after he entered the painting school founded by
Gao Qifeng, the master of Lingnan Style of paintings, in 1921. As
Gao advocates painting nature as a way of elevating one’s spirit and
cultivating noble characters, Zhao captures the mythical quality of
the deer with delicate fine-brushwork. His further inscription on
the right side of the painting after nearly 40 years shows the change
of style of his calligraphy. The original inscription on the left was
clearly influenced by Gao’s style. In such sense, the painting is an
important exemplification of Zhao’s artistic evolution.

HK$250,000-300,000 US$33,000-39,000

趙少昂 曉煙 設色紙本 立軸 一九二六年作

題識：曉 煙。河南畫樓之作。
時在丙寅（1926年）冬日，少昂。

鈐印：少昂長壽

畫家又題：此 予四十年前之作也。為偉佳吾兄所得屬為題誌歸之。
乙巳（1965年）春二月，少昂於香島。

鈐印：趙、少昂

註：本作品的主題、時期、風格都在趙少昂作品中極為難得一見。
1921年，趙少昂進入高奇峰創辦的美術學館學畫，深入領會嶺南畫
派之精髓，以傳神地表現世間萬物來陶冶性情。從趙少昂時隔近40
載的兩端題識中，可以明顯看到其書法風格的演變。左邊的題識筆
鋒柔韌圓闊，有高奇峰深刻的影響，而右側書法則有著趙少昂典型
峻朗骨骼，為趙少昂從潛心求教到自我革新的寫照。

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