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Pu Ru (1896-1963); Qian Jingming (19 Century) Zhong Kui; Poem in Clerical Script image 1
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Previously in the Collection of Wang Wendian (1882-1950)
王文典舊藏扇面十二幀
LOTS 820-823

民國時政商界聞人、愛國實業家王文典,又名維清、揚清,浙江淳安人。出身書香世家,父啟儔為浙西名士,文典幼承庭訓,胸怀壮志。一九一零年,發起浙路拒款公會,之後形成席捲全國的保路運動,自此聲名大噪。辛亥時,組織議和會議,主張共和。其畢生倡導實業救國,致力於民族工商業的振興,歷任上海國貨維持會會長、全國商會聯合會副會長、南洋煙草公司華北總經理、京師總商會會長等,亦曾創辦南洋女子大學。
王氏身履要職,聲望卓著,在政商兩界地位超然,交遊廣博,從是組扇面之名頭及經心可窺一斑。溥儒、陳少梅各為京津畫壇執牛耳者:溥繪鍾馗魑魅,鍾馗怒目圓睜,面前五隻表演雜耍的小鬼,神態活靈活現,以段實秀、蘇武、張巡、嵇紹四位歷史忠臣的典故題跋,或正是稱頌王氏人品;陳於浴佛日恭繪手持淨瓶的觀音,淨水生出蓮花,象征菩薩行走濁世,仍保持清淨的身心與普渡眾生的大願。而王佔元、王懷慶、錢卓倫、王永泉等俱為北洋時聲名赫赫的軍閥,拋開歷史毀譽,他們曾在近代史中呼風喚雨,其手澤相較於一般翰墨,更添一份史料價值。
Lot 821

Pu Ru (1896-1963); Qian Jingming (19 Century)
Zhong Kui; Poem in Clerical Script

1 June 2021, 11:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

Sold for HK$177,500 inc. premium

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Pu Ru (1896-1963); Qian Jingming (19 Century)

Zhong Kui; Poem in Clerical Script
Ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, two fan leaves
Inscribed and signed Xinyu, dated guiyou year (1933), dedicated to Wang Wendian (1882-1950) and with two seals of the artist; the other signed Jili, with the same dedication and one seal of the artist
18.8 x 53cm (7⅜ x 20⅞in) each (2)

Footnotes

溥儒 鍾馗 設色紙本 扇面 一九三三年作
錢經銘 隸書五言詩 水墨紙本 扇面

款識:
(一)段公笏,蘇卿節,睢陽魂,侍中血。癸酉(1933)三月,為文典先生屬,心畬。
(二)劇飲到參橫,君笛我獨行。湖山醒客夢,風雨戰秋聲。誼重難成別,途窮恐累名。鵲華回處望,竟夕古愁生。濟上南旋和夢湘送別詩,書為文典先生正之,寄蠡。

鈐印:(錢)錢銘
(溥)溥儒之印、心畬、飛鴻

註:錢經銘,字寄蠡,江蘇人,與吳昌碩、王一亭交好。書法唐人,自詡最得歐陽詢淳古,隸書亦可觀。

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