Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet
$500
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135 x 34.5 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated first month, xinyou year (1981)
Dedicated to Cangwu (Deng Cangwu, 1900-1990)
One collector’s seal of Deng Cangwu
NOTE:
In the lower left corner of the left couplet, there is a red character seal stating the paper was “Made by Moye Jingshe.” After settling in Taipei in his later years, Zhang Daqian ordered a batch of custom-made couplet paper to be used for writing.