YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004) Calligraphy Collection

YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Calligraphy Collection
1. Calligraphy in Running Script
Unmounted scroll, ink on paper
136 x 34.5 cm. (53 1⁄2 x 12 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, yihai year (1995)

2. Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of unmounted scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 137 x 34.8 cm. (53 7⁄8 x 13 3⁄4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated dingchou year (1997)

3. Seven-character Poem in Running Script
Unmounted scroll, ink on paper
137.5 x 34.5 cm. (54 1⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated seventeenth day, leap fifth month, wuyin year (1998)

Provenance
Luo Ning, sobriquet Huali and Cuiying, was the second daughter of renowned Guangzhou gentleman Luo Bowen. Luo Bowen practised painting and calligraphy and was a collector himself. Luo Ning carried on with the family tradition with a passion for art and a rich paintings collection. Christie’s is honoured to offer her collection of exquisite works by Zhao Shao’ang and Yang Shanshen in this auction.