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ZHANG SHANZI (1882-1940) NI TIAN (1855-1919)/ WANG ZHEN (1867-1938)/
WANG DAO (19TH CENTURY) FENG XI (1843-1927)
Tiger/ Calligraphy
Lady/ Calligraphy Bird and Flowers/ Calligraphy
A pair of fan leaves, mounted and framed, ink
Folding fan, ink and colour on paper / ink on gold Folding fan, ink and colour on paper/ink on
and colour/ink on silk paper paper
19 x 48.2 cm. (7 ƒ x 19 in.) 18 x 45 cm. (7 ¿ x 17 Æ in.)
Each fan leaf measures 20.2 x 16 cm. (8 x 6 º in.) Lady inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist Birds and Flower inscribed and signed, with two
Dated winter, tenth month, jiawu year (1894) seals of the artist
Tiger inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with two seals of the Dated autumn, bingyin year (1926)
artist Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with one seal
Dated autumn, xinwei year (1931) Dated summer, sixth month, dingyou year (1897) of the artist
Both sides dedicated to Xiangsheng Both sides dedicated to Zisong
Dedicated to Madame Danhan
HK$30,000-50,000 US$3,900-6,500 HK$30,000-50,000
Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with one seal US$3,900-6,500

of the artist

Dated summer, twenty-seventh day, fifth month,

xinwei year (1931) (2)

NOTE:

The recipient of Tiger was Yu Danhan, daughter of Yu
Qiaqing (1867-1945), a prominent financier in Shanghai.
As a skilled artist, she specialised in painting plum blossoms.

HK$60,000-80,000
US$7,800-10,000

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1926

1931 1897

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