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FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF WANG AIYUN 王藹雲舊藏 (LOT 819)

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WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559) NOTE:
Orchid A native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Wang Aiyun worked under
Handscroll, ink on paper educator and activist Luo Jialun at the National Central
23 x 112 cm. (9 x 44 ¿ in.) University, National Central University of Governance in
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Nanjing, and later at the National Taiwan University. During his
Dated spring, second month, guichou year (1553) tenure at the National Central University, Wang had frequent
Calligraphy inscribed and signed by Zhao Mengfu (Attributed to, exchanges with artists including Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian,
1254-1322), with one seal Huang Junbi and Fu Baoshi. In 1948, Wang moved to Taiwan to
Colophons by Dong Qichang (1555-1636) and Chen Jiyu (1558- work at the National Taiwan University. While in Taiwan Wang
1639), with a total of three seals of the artists became close friends with Pu Ru. Wang retired in 1968 and was
Five collector’s seals, including two of Wang Aiyun (1906-2004) widely known for his passion in collecting Chinese paintings and
calligraphy.
LITERATURE:
Teisuke Toda and Hiromitsu Ogawa ed., Comprehensive Illustrated HK$2,000,000-3,000,000 US$260,000-380,000
Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, Second Series, Vol.2 Asian and
European Collections, University of Tokyo Press, 1998, pp.II-54-55 明 文徵明 幽蘭圖 水墨紙本 手卷 一五五三年作
and II-377, pl. S22-023.
Zhou Daozhen ed., Wen Zhengming (Appendix), Shanghai Guji
Publication House, 2002, p.89.
Zhou Daozhen and Zhang Yuezun, Chronicles of Wen Zhengming
(II), Zhonghua Book Company, Beijing, November 2020, p.755.

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