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IMPORTANT CHINESE PAINTINGS FROM THE WANG HSIN-HENG FAMILY 王新衡家族重要中國書畫收藏 (LOTS 1049-1069)

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) his confidence. Zhang Daqian’s thoughtfulness is fully shown in this
Narcissus narcissus round fan, which was gifted to Shou Youlan, wife of Wang
Round fan, ink and colour on paper Hsin-heng, in the summer time.
23.5 x 23 cm. (9 º x 9 in.) HK$700,000-900,000 US$91,000-120,000
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, guisi year (1953) 張大千 水仙 設色紙本 團扇 一九五三年作
Dedicated to Madame Youlan
題識： 癸巳（1953年）夏日似幼蘭夫人清拂。大千張爰。
LITERATURE:
The Paintings and Calligraphy of Chang Dai-Chien Vol. 6, National 鈐印：三千大千
Museum of History, Taipei, July 1985, p.139, pl. 51. 出版： 《張大千書畫集》第六集，國立歷史博物館，台北，
NOTE: 1985年7月，第139頁，圖版51。
Upon returning to China from Japan, Zhang Daqian continued to 註：承習家學的張大千，遊學日本返國後從其兄張善孖鑽研繪事。
learn to paint under his brother Zhang Shanzi. In his early days Zhang 他早年以畫水仙見長，有“張水仙”的美稱，及至五十年代，眼力
was already well known for his exquisite narcissus paintings, but it 精力達至高峰，此幅工筆水仙筆力精道，線條舒展，團扇送贈王新
was only in the 1950s that his fine brush technique reached a zenith 衡夫人壽幼蘭女士夏日拂暑，足見大千心思縝密。
to combine precision with his brush and the sensibility brought by
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