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Unknown — Chang Dai-chien, Landscape after Shixi; Calligraphy in Lishu
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Chang Dai-chien, Landscape after Shixi; Calligraphy in Lishu

This folding fan painting by Chang Dai-chien demonstrates the artist's mastery of both landscape composition and classical calligraphy, combining ink and color on gold paper with a complementary lishu script inscription. The work exemplifies Chang's skill in reinterpreting earlier artistic traditions, particularly his study of the Yuan master Shixi, while the gold ground creates a luminous surface that enhances the delicate brushwork. The intimate scale of the fan format showcases the refined aesthetic sensibility characteristic of Chinese literati painting.

Medium
ink and colour on gold paper; ink on gold paper, folding fan

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Fine Chinese Paintings

November 25, 2024

Estimate: $6,000,000$12,000,000

Lot 8063

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Unknown, Chang Dai-chien, Landscape after Shixi; Calligraphy in Lishu

This folding fan painting by Chang Dai-chien demonstrates the artist's mastery of both landscape composition and classical calligraphy, combining ink and color on gold paper with a complementary lishu script inscription. The work exemplifies Chang's skill in reinterpreting earlier artistic traditions, particularly his study of the Yuan master Shixi, while the gold ground creates a luminous surface that enhances the delicate brushwork. The intimate scale of the fan format showcases the refined aesthetic sensibility characteristic of Chinese literati painting.

Medium
ink and colour on gold paper; ink on gold paper, folding fan
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Lishu calligraphy, Chinese literati painting, Nature and mountains, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Ink and Color on Paper, Serene And Contemplative, Traditional brushwork

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art