Sichuan Mushrooms
$500
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Sichuan Mushrooms
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
49 x 35.6 cm. (19 ¼ x 14 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated seventh month, wuzi year (1948)
Dedicated to Madame Peizhi
NOTE:
The painting is dedicated to Madame Lei Peizhi (1909–1985), wife of renowned photographer and close friend of Zhang Daqian, Lang Jingshan (1892-1995). A native of Xinhui, Guangdong, Madame Lei studied under Zhang Daqian and excelled in both calligraphy and painting. In the present lot, Zhang Daqian depicts mushrooms native to Sichuan to express his nostalgia for his homeland.