YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004) Calligraphy Collection

YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Calligraphy Collection
1. Four-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of unmounted scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 68.5 x 17.2 cm. (27 x 6 3⁄4 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist

2. Five-character Poem by Bai Juyi in Running Script
Unmounted scroll, ink on paper
35 x 137 cm. (13 3⁄4 x 53 7⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fifth month, dingchou year (1997)

3. Seven-character Poem in Running Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
137.5 x 34.7 cm. (54 1⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated 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.