1573 - 1644
Chinese
A Set of Four Albums of Regular Script Calligraphy 楷书文集四冊
ink on paper
11 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in, 27.9 x 14 x 3.8 cm
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CAD
Sold for: $79,250
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PROVENANCE
Acquired by Wang Yiling (1881-1953), Beijing, Tianjin, Hankou, and Hong Kong, before 1951
By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver and Buffalo
王毅灵(1881-1953)先生旧藏,1951年前入藏于北京、天津、汉口、香港等地,后家传至今
Four albums of 237 pages, signed Gui Changshi, dated guiyou (1633). Title slip of Ye Menglong (1775-1832) with a seal. With collector’s seals of Xu Kaihong (Late Ming Dynasty) and Zhou Jialai (Qing Dynasty).
Please note: the measurements listed are for each album. The thickness varies.
Born in 1881, Mr. Wang Yiling (Wang Xiwen) (1881-1953) was a banker and director at the Kincheng Banking Corporation (Jincheng Yinhang) during the Republican Period (1911-1949). After returning from his studies in Japan, Wang began to hold important positions at major branches of the Kincheng Bank in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hankou. During this time, he built an important collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy with the help of his close friends - many of whom were 20th century Chinese painting masters themselves, including Zhang Daqian and Chen Banding. In his later years, Wang and his family settled in Hong Kong, where his art collection grew substantially in size and importance. After 1950, his descendants began emigrating to Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States, bringing with them their father's collection. While a major part of the family collection is currently preserved in the Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Library, more works associated with this collection have been spotted at auction in recent years. The present collection is the third part of the family collection Heffel represented in April 2024 and October 2025, which featured major Zhang Daqian scroll, Ming, Qing Dynasty fan paintings, and a Zhao Mengfu calligraphy album catalogued in Shiqu Baoji.
水墨纸本 册页四册共一百一十八开半
款识:癸酉 (1633) 春日书,归昌世。
钦印:归昌世印、归昌世印(8次)、归昌(4次)、归昌世印(31次)文休(31次)、文休(2次)、昌世之印(3次)、昌世之印、昌世
徐开弘藏印:孟博(2次)、徐开弘印(2次)
周家赉藏印:多龄(3次)、孟公心赏(3次)、周梦公秘芨印(2次)
叶梦龙 (1775-1832) 题签:归文休先生楷书冊,叶氏风满楼藏。
钦印:云谷
注:叶梦龙,字仲山,号云谷,广东南海人,官至户部郎中。 其父为广州十三行富商叶廷勋。 叶梦龙在京时,与翁方纲、伊秉绶、阮元等名臣学者名流交游甚密,以鉴赏收藏书画古籍为乐。
徐开弘(晚明),字孟博,昆山人,中崇祯十二年己卯科副榜,万历癸未进士徐应聘孙。顺治二年七月初五日,清兵破昆山,徐开弘及其三子殉难。
周家赉(清),字多龄,号梦公,斋号梦水山房。
王锡文 (1881-1953),字毅灵、毅庵(毅厂),四川内江人。早年留学日本,因与同乡张大千相交甚笃。归国后受周作民邀请加入金城银行,并长期担任汉口、北京、天津等地分行经理。在此期间,他与各地收藏团体以及张大千、陈半丁等近代书画名家密切交往,构建了重要的碑帖书画收藏。晚年携家人定居香港,收藏日丰。1950年后,其子女渐次移居至巴西、台湾、以及北美,王氏所藏始分散各地,其中部分现为上海博物馆与上海图书馆所藏。近年,其旧藏始现于各地拍场。2022年香港苏富比释出张大千《松崖白练》与《白莲》画轴,即为其在 “八德园” 时期,为一同侨居巴西的王老夫人及其子王宜宪 (1918-1979) 所做。此子侨居摩诘后与大千比邻,常为其管理书画进出口之各项事宜。本场所呈王氏藏品与2024年4月及2025年10月Heffel释出的大千画轴、明清扇面、以及石渠宝笈著录赵孟頫书册系同一家藏。
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