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Various Artist (Qing Dynasty) — Various Artist (Qing Dynasty), Letters
Various Artist (Qing Dynasty)

Various Artist (Qing Dynasty), Letters

This Qing Dynasty album comprises thirty leaves of calligraphy executed in ink on paper by multiple artists, representing an important tradition of scholarly correspondence and artistic expression during the period. The work exemplifies the literati practice of exchanging letters as a vehicle for displaying both calligraphic skill and intellectual refinement, with each artist contributing their distinctive hand to the collection. Such collaborative albums were highly valued in Chinese artistic circles for their demonstration of individual stylistic mastery within a unified conceptual framework.

Medium
ink on paper, album of thirty leaves

🔨 Auction Lot

Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $1,000,000$2,000,000

Lot 802

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Various Artist (Qing Dynasty), Various Artist (Qing Dynasty), Letters

This Qing Dynasty album comprises thirty leaves of calligraphy executed in ink on paper by multiple artists, representing an important tradition of scholarly correspondence and artistic expression during the period. The work exemplifies the literati practice of exchanging letters as a vehicle for displaying both calligraphic skill and intellectual refinement, with each artist contributing their distinctive hand to the collection. Such collaborative albums were highly valued in Chinese artistic circles for their demonstration of individual stylistic mastery within a unified conceptual framework.

Medium
ink on paper, album of thirty leaves
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

18th-19th Century, Contemplative, Calligraphy, Correspondence, Epistolary art, Qing Dynasty, Scholarly aesthetics, Literati Painting, Chinese, Ink and brush on paper

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