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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION 亞洲私人收藏 (LOTS 1090)

1090
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Pine Trees and Clouds in Mount Huang
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
57.5 x 102 cm. (22 ¬ x 40 ¿ in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated third day of the fourth month, gengshen year (1980)
NOTE:
This patterned paper was manufactured according to the
technique and craftsmanship from the Song Dynasty and was
specially made for Zhang Daqian in Japan.
HK$3,000,000-6,000,000 US$390,000-780,000

張大千 黃山松雲 設色紙本 鏡框 一九八〇年作
題識： 黃山松雲。
庚申（1980年）夏四初三日，摩耶精舍寫，爰翁。
鈐印： 大千居士、張爰、大千豪髮、已亥己巳戊寅辛酉
註：此紙張為張大千於日本訂製之仿宋羅紋紙。

Mu Xi (Southern Song, 13th century), Fishing Village at Sunset
(detail), collection of Nezu Museum, Tokyo Japan.
南宋 牧溪，《瀟湘八景·漁村夕照》（局部），日本東京
根津美術館藏。

“The Five Famous Mountains may transcend peaks elsewhere, but Mount Painted in Zhang Daqian’s later years, Pine Trees and Clouds in Mount
Huang tops even those.” Among his visits to famous mountains around the Huang exhibits Zhang’s characteristic traits during this period. Besides
world, Zhang Daqian was only ever fond of Mount Huang, as expressed silhouetting the peaks with a thick brush, Zhang relays their intricate
in his countless paintings of the rugged marvel. While attributable to his veins and rocky texture through applying ink of varying dampness. It
early instruction in landscape painting after Shitao, Hongren and Mei is believed that Zhang was inspired by the works of Southern Song
Qing – all of whom were part of the Huangshan School of Painting – Buddhist Monk Mu Xi, where such minimalistic and light strokes were
Zhang’s lifelong enjoyment of mountains commenced with his first visit used (see illustration). As the mountains merge into the backdrop, Zhang
to Mount Huang. portrays the vast sea of clouds with wispy ripples in the blank spaces.
Majestic and visionary, the metamorphosis of Mount Huang, from soaring
summit to swirl of sapphire and jadeite ink, astounds and awes.

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