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ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
White Camellia
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
185.2 x 95 cm. (72 √ x 37 ¡ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, eleventh month, wuxu year (1958)
PROVENANCE:
Previously in the Yang Ang Tang Collection.
Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, 27 November 2012, Lot 1435.
Collection of Tathata Gallery.
NOTE:
This painting previously belonged to the Yang Ang Tang Collection. The owner of Yang Ang
Tang admired Zhao Shao’ang’s art and studied under him. Most paintings in this collection
were acquired directly from the artist.
White Camellia demonstrates Zhao’s unique method of combining traditional Chinese
painting techniques with Western realism. The artist once sketched this subject matter and
later recreated the composition on a six-foot paper. The branches are vigorous and powerful,
and the flowers and leaves are slightly curled but full of tension. The blooming flower is full of
vitality, and the emerald praying mantis at the upper right corner adds a touch of dynamism to
the painting. The entire composition is dense at the top and sparse at the bottom. To maintain
balance, Zhao placed his inscription at the bottom right. The meticulous cursive script
complements the slender branches and shows the ingenuity of the artist.
HK$800,000-1,200,000 US$110,000-160,000

趙少昂 白茶花 設色紙本 鏡框 一九五八年作
題識： 蔥蘢芳樹雨初乾，樽酒花前洽笑歡。
日晃簾櫳晴噴雪，風迴齋閣氣生蘭。
參差玉佩排空出，爛熳香鱗擁醉看。
自是東君苦留客，莫教弦管易吹殘。
戊戌（1958年）冬十一月，偶撿速寫畫冊勾得此舊稿，
重製一過，並以古詩補白。少昂。
鈐印：趙、少昂、足跡英法意瑞德日印菲諸國
來源： 仰昂堂舊藏；
香港佳士得，中國近現代畫，2012年11月27日，編號1435；
真如居收藏。
註：本幅為仰昂堂舊藏，仰昂堂主人仰慕趙少昂藝術，更拜其為師，收藏多精品，並直接得
自畫家本人。本幅《白茶花》顯示了趙少昂融合中國畫傳統技法和西方寫實技法的獨特表達
方式。畫家注重寫生，曾以素描寫得此白茶花舊稿，及後取六尺整紙，精心構寫，枝幹蒼勁
有力，花葉微微捲曲卻極富張力，怒放的白茶花滿溢勃勃生機。右上角的翠綠色螳螂為畫面
增添幾許靈動。整幅作品構圖上密下疏，為平衡畫面效果，於右下長題，草書細密，與修長
枝幹相得益彰，可見畫家構思精巧。

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