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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
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ZHANG BINGLIN (1869-1936) Zhang Binglin, who also used the name Zhang Taiyan, was an
Calligraphy in Seal Script important late Qing / early Republic period linguist and philosopher. His
Ink on paper, framed and glazed, a four character inscription in seal important contributions to the field of Chinese etymology include Wen
script, signed Zhang Binglin, with an artist’s seal Taiyan. shi (The Origin of Writing), published in 1913. Zhang Binglin was also a
16 x 32 1/2in (40.6 x 82.5cm) staunch Anti-Manchu revolutionary, whose outspoken views resulted in
his imprisonment.
$4,000 - 6,000
章炳麟 篆書書法 水墨紙本 鏡框
Provenance:
The Collection of Che-Fuh Chao (1900-1987), co-founder of the Zung
Fu Company in Shanghai and Hong Kong, and thence by descent
within the family to the present owner.”
來源:
趙桂馥收藏，後由家族成員繼承
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