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Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1991)
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Fine Chinese Paintings

3 April 2019, 14:00 HKT

Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

Sold for HK$50,625 inc. premium

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Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1991)

Egrets
Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
Signed Wenxi, with two seals of the artist
Inscription and titleslip by Songnian (1911-1997), with two seals of his
38 x 40.5cm (15 x 16in)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Private Singaporean collection

陳文希　鷺鷥　設色紙本　立軸　
松年法師題識並署簽

簽條：
文希畫。松年題。

款識：
文希記。

題識：
文希先生畫，松年拜觀并誌。

鈐印：陳文希、白宮、松年、頤壽

來源：
新加坡私人珍藏

註：松年法師（1911-1997），自號落拓頭陀，又號寒月齋主人。出身於江蘇海陵望族，世代書香，父彭嶺公為邑內名士。松年自幼習書，為蕭退闇（1876-1958）弟子。一九四九年，因避戰亂南下香港，後至馬來西亞檳城，最後定居星洲，駐錫般若講堂後進法師寮，與竺摩、興仁二師共住，共同切磋書藝。

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