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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE Dr. Emma O. Dong (1913-2015) was a
renowned ophthalmologist in California and
the first Chinese woman to be certified by the
OF EMMA O. DONG M. D. LOTS 1047-1048
American Board of Ophthalmology in 1950.
Around 1970, Zhang Daqian’s eyesight was
曾春愛醫生遺珍 拍品編號1047-1048
failing due to cataracts in his eyes so he had
cataract surgery of the right eye in New York.
Unfortunately, due to complications caused
by his diabetic condition, the surgery did not
improve his vision. After the artist moved to
California, he was referred to Dr. Dong to see
if the vision in his left eye could be improved.
Under Dr. Dong’s treatment, another cataract
surgery was performed on the left eye and
the result was excellent. His family and
friends were overjoyed that the artist once
again could do glorious art work with proper
color and detail, which was crucial to Zhang
Daiqian’s later splash color style. Dr. Dong
and her husband Dr. Harry S. Chong (2012-
2014) were often invited to Zhang Daqian’s
home in California, and later Moye Jingshe
in Taiwan.

曾春愛醫生（1913-2015）是加州著名的眼
科醫生，也是二戰期間於1950年第一位在美
國拿到眼科醫師資格證書的華裔女性。1970
年左右，大千先生剛在紐約接受了右眼白內
障手術，但由於綜合糖尿病病症，手術效果
並不理想。大千先生移居加州後，經人介紹
認識了曾春愛醫生。曾醫生為其仔細檢查，
後對左眼進行了白內障手術，效果非常理
想。可以說沒有曾醫生精湛的醫術，大千先
生之後的潑彩創新必然會受到影響。曾醫生
及先生張肇華醫生（1912-2014）是以常為
大千先生加州寓所的座上客，伉儷二人後亦
被大千先生邀請至其台北摩耶精舍。
1047

1047
ZHANG DAQIAN (CHANG DAI-
CHIEN) 1899-1983
SPARROW ON TREE BRANCH
ink and color on cardboard
signed Zhang Daqian Yuan, with a dedication to
Harry S. Chong (1912-2014) and Emma O. Dong,
with one seal of the artist, zhang da qian chang
nian da ji you ri li
26.9 by 24 cm. 10⅝ by 9½ in.
$ 7,000-9,000

張大千 紅葉小鳥 設色卡紙

Dr. Emma O. Chong with Zhang Daqian in Taipei 款識：肇華仁兄、夫人慧正，蜀郡張大千
曾春愛醫生與張大千在台北 爰。鈐印：張大千長年大吉又日利

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