Ladies
Ink and colour on paper, glazed work of two
Inscribed and signed Daqian, with two seals of the artist, the other inscribed and signed Houxi, with two seals of the artist, both dedicated to Wang Lüchang
Dated jimao year, 1939, and gengzi year, 1960
129.0 x 44.0cm and 83.0 x 33.0cm (2).
Footnotes
Provenance:
Wang Lüchang, Taiwan
thence by descent
張大千、曾后希 抱貓侍女、嫦娥 設色紙本 軟片及鏡心 一九三九年及一九六零年作
款識:
⟨張⟩ 履常仁兄方家正之。己卯(1939)孟冬。大千張爰。鈐印:張爰大千、大風堂
⟨曾⟩ 履常先生雅屬。庚子小春后希曾稷。鈐印:曾、后希、大觀堂印
傳承:
台灣王履常
遂由後人繼承
上款「履常」即王履常,前臺灣省主席黃杰秘書。他與藝文界往還密切,歷年獲溥儒、于右任、臺靜農、張大千等寫贈頗夥。