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FROM THE COLLECTION OF ZHANG XINJIA 張心嘉珍藏書畫 (LOTS 1101-1111)

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Letter to Wang Jiyuan / Calligraphy Letter to Chang Chun
Two unmounted scrolls, framed, ink on paper Two unmounted scrolls, framed, ink on paper
32.5 x 69 cm. (12 Æ x 27 ¿ in.) / 56.5 x 120 cm. (22 º x 47 º in.) Each scroll measures 35.5 x 89.5 cm. (14 x 35 º in.)
One inscribed and signed by the artist Inscribed and signed by the artist
One inscribed by the artist Dated twenty-ninth day of the fourth month
Dated third month, xinhai sixtieth year (of the Republic, 1971) (2)
NOTE:
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000 The recipient of the letter is Zhang Qun (1889-1990), also known as
Yuejun, the prominent politician, calligrapher, collector and lifelong
張大千 答王濟遠函／書法 水墨紙本（未裱） 鏡框兩幅 friend of Zhang Daqian’s. They first met in Shanghai in the late
一九七一年作 1920s over a shared love for Chinese paintings, and remained close
friends for over 50 years. After moving to Taiwan, the artist relished
題識： the company of his old friend, and the two men spent many happy
1. 擾龍（在散花塢）接引（在始信峯）世稱奇，更愛生花筆一枝 moments together. (2)
（文筆生花一松秀峙峯尖，在師子林至始信峯道中）。或愧先零
似蒲柳，空搔首對歲寒姿。六十年辛亥（1971年）三月，濟遠道 HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
長兄自紐約寄所寫黃山松石卷子影本，拈二十八字奉答。弟爰。
2. 百年無事不悠悠，莫歎風塵作馬牛。一壑深幽能（長）自有，此
生此世更何求。天遣餘生在巖壑，斯人斯世更何求。
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