Lot 619
Cherish Simplicity and Plain Honesty
TONG YANG TZE (Taiwanese, 1942)
1988
Ink on paper mounted on wooden panels
136 x 253 cm
Estimate
TWD 750,000-1,200,000
HKD 193,000-308,000
USD 24,900-39,800
CNY 177,000-283,000
Sold Price
TWD 2,400,000
HKD 629,921
USD 81,191
CNY 568,720
Signature
With four seals of the artist
PROVENANCE:
Mr. Hugh Moss, London
Lo Shan Tang Collection, Hong Kong / London
ILLUSTRATED:
Lo Shan Tang: Contemporary Chinese Paintings III: Migration, Lo Shan Tang, Hong Kong / London, 1990, pp. 30-31, colour illustrated 7
Mr. Hugh Moss, London
Lo Shan Tang Collection, Hong Kong / London
ILLUSTRATED:
Lo Shan Tang: Contemporary Chinese Paintings III: Migration, Lo Shan Tang, Hong Kong / London, 1990, pp. 30-31, colour illustrated 7
+ OVERVIEW
Presented in four panels, this work was illustrated in Lo Shan Tang: Contemporary Chinese Paintings III: Migration , Lo Shan Tang, Hong Kong/London, 1990, pp. 30-31. Thick ink was applied on the huge paper panel, suggesting Huaisu's frolic Running script. Dots scattered in the spaces between the lines, suggesting swift strokes and soaked brush with excellent manipulation. The words were extracted from Laozi teachings, describing a noble character who doesn't waver under temptations and greed. A similar work was kept in the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung. Shared with the same title, that work was completed in 1991 and is much smaller than the work offered in this sale. Despite having the same content and composition, the different states of mind could be spotted. Such experience could be compared to repeated viewings of a movie or listening to a song again and again. Each experience is unique.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2020
Saturday, July 18, 2020, 2:00pm