張大千　五瑞圖

設色紙本　鏡框　一九七九年作

款識：五瑞圖。

六十八年天中節寫呈岳軍大兄，敬代蒲酒之誠。大千弟爰。

鈐印：「張爰之印」、「大千居士」、「摩耶精舍」、「己未」。

註：農曆五月時值仲夏，天氣熱，百蟲醒，又稱「毒月」。古人有謂，此時「五毒」蜈蚣𓄧、毒蛇、蠍子、壁虎和蟾蜍，俱傾巢而出，故取「五瑞」菖蒲、艾草、石榴花、蒜頭、龍船花五種相剋植物，在五月初五端午，正午陽氣最旺之時，置諸門上，以「五瑞」驅「五毒」。

大千自二十年代已不時寫此題材贈友，另有詩曰「天中假得菖蒲劍，長向人間袚不祥」，應節外含納祥吉願。本幅乃一九七九年端午日為張群而寫，圖中蜀葵頂天立地，墨葉簇擁，花呈粉紅，高處綻放，另有含苞者若干。傍置艾草，其側石榴、大蒜成對，榴花嬌艷，穿插其間。菖蒲兩株，葉片輕揚，橫斜♛交曡，構圖頓見平衡。據張群家人憶述，大千伉儷於是日正午十二時，親訪岳公宅邸贈🏅畫，時值日正中天，拳拳盛意，感莫能言。

114.3 x 59.7 cm 45 x 23½ in.

張群「中行廬」藏書畫 （編號6102-6137）

張群（1889-1990），近ꦗ代政界大老。早歲投身革命，民國肇建，襄助極峰，掌外交，主省政，討袁、北伐、抗日，無役不與。本輯所集，🐻著眼於民國政壇元老寫贈者，範圍自護國運動以迄抗日戰爭，如李烈鈞、吳稚暉、戴季陶等，所涉人事，在在映照其歷史發展軌跡。尤以黃克強書迹，乃討袁役後寫贈，譚延闓跋曰乃黃氏「絕筆」，足堪寶之。

他嗜藝術，二十年代末起矢志收藏，其「中行廬」藏品今春於蘇富比釋出時，集中於三十年代京滬名家畫作。本輯承襲此脈，匯聚同期名家寫贈成扇、扇面及冊頁， 集南北藝文界人士逾廿家，如謝玉岑、賀天健、蕭愻、王一亭、傅增湘等，🧔皆精心繪製。

輯中亦集政壇藝壇友好為其祝嘏之作，如趙恒惖、王🦂雲五等，其中ꦜ于右任及黃君璧將其名句「人生七十方開始」賡詩書贈，蓋其歷盡風雲變幻，練就曠達胸懷，於養心養生尤有所得。親若手足之張大千，於節慶贈畫，亦書「金石仁義」聯誌念兩人半生莫逆、患難相扶之情誼，並贈以「大風堂」訂製文房用品及擺設，足證對摯交惦記之情矣！

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Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien)

1899-1983

Summer Fruits and Blossoms

ink and colour on paper, framed

signed, dated 1979, with 4 se🌊als of the artist

114.3 x 59.7 cm 45 x 23½ in.

FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHANG CHUN (LOTS 6102-6137)

Chang Chun (1889-1990) was a prominent figure in modern Chinese politics. Earlier in his life, he dedicated himself to serving the revolutionary cause and was instrumental in the founding of the Republic of China. He took on the duties of foreign diplomacy and provincial affairs, and heroically engaged in the Second Revolution, Northern Expedition, and the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The highlight of this collection is the gifted writings of eminent Republic officials, spanning from The National Protection War to the Second Sino-Japanese War. With works by notable men including Li Liejun, Wu Zhihui and Dai Jitao, this bespoke curation unravels the gripping narrative of Chinese history๊. Taking center stage is the writings of Huang Xing, gifted in the aftermath of the Second Revolution. Referred by Chinese political Tan Yankai as Huang’s last work executed before his death, it attests to the utmost rarity of the piece.

A savant in arts, Chang began his lifelong journey as a refined connoisseur in the late 1920s. The Collection of Chang Chun made its debut first this spring at Sotheby’s , focusing on artworks by renowned Beijing and Shanghai artists of the 1930s. Following its footsteps, this season gathers together gifts of fans and albums from the same period, meticulously crafted by 🐎around 20 notable Beijing-Shanghai artists, including Xie Yucun, He Tianjian, Xiao Xun, Wang Yiting and Fu Zengxiang.

This collection also features benedictions from intimate friends in politics and art, such as Zhao Hengti and Wang Yunwu. Among the ensemble of cherished works, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu, gifted by Yu Youren and Huang Junbi, immaculately encapsulates Chang’s life experiences: the expression ‘Life begins at seventy’ applauds him for his continued self-cultivation amidst any turbulence in life. Close confidante Zhang Daqian once presented to Chang, on the occasion of a festival, the painting Summer Fruits and Blossoms and a Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu, as a tribute tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚo their half of a lifetime of brotherhood through thick and thin. Gifted too were custom-made Dafengtang vases and small plates – undoubtedly a testament to their profound camaraderie!