黃興　行書吳均〈與顧章書〉 | Huang Xing, Poem in Xingshu

黃興　行書吳均〈與顧章書〉

水墨紙本　立軸　一九一六年作

譚延闓、于右任跋於裱邊

張群署簽

簽書︰黃克強先生字條。

款識︰梅溪之西，有石門山者，森壁爭霞，孤峰限日，幽岫含雲，深溪蓄翠。蟬吟鶴唳，水響猿啼。英英相雜，綿綿成韻。岳軍我兄正之。丙辰秋月，黃興書。

題識︰〈譚〉克強先生自辛亥傷指後，僅右手拇、食兩指挾管作書，故下筆空靈，異於前時，惜其不屑屑於此也。此書為歿前數日書，為當時絕筆，不可得矣。事往人亡，彌可珍貴。岳軍先生其永寶之。十八年雙十節，譚延闓記。

〈于〉開國之功未可忘，遺民猶自說孫黃。黃花滿地天如晦，猛憶將軍舊戰場。題克強先生遺墨應岳軍兄之囑。四十五年六月。于右任。

鈐印︰〈黃〉「克強」、「黃興私印」。

〈譚〉「譚延闓印」。

〈于〉「右任」。

藏印︰「中行廬鑑藏書畫」、「中行廬主」。

註︰黃克強矢志締造共和，一生竭誠罄力。一九一六年初，他自美取道東瀛返國，力振討袁旗鼓，期間親與購械、編練軍隊等事，及袁卒，復倡規復舊約法，至七月方抵上海。十月，積勞遘疾，胃出血病復發，延醫兩旬，驟然溘逝。

本幅書於是年秋月，黃氏抵滬不久，四出奔走籌謀，然已不欲為政職所縛，縱黎元洪聘其為總統府高等顧問，亦懇辭未受。同期，張群亦獲聘為總統府顧問，惟因北方政局暗湧而辭謝之。本幅黃氏書贈岳公，題詩涉隱居山水之樂，對照二人政途之決擇，豈非巧合！

一九二九年武昌起義紀念日，張群以本幅倩時任行政院長之譚延闓題跋記念。譚氏跋中述黃興書法之特色，且謂此乃其絕筆。兩人政見雖未一致，然於革命途上相互倚重，私下尤稱莫逆，得其補誌，意義尤深。一九五六年，復得監察院長于右任添題七絕一首於跋邊。黃興傳世書迹極稀，本幅匯三家筆墨，集政壇四元老之情誼，殊堪珍貴。

參考資料︰于右任題詩〈題張岳軍藏黃克強先烈遺墨〉可參照〈右任詩文集〉第二冊（臺北，正中書局，一九六三年），頁42

144.6 x 38.2 cm 57⅛ x 15 in.

張群「中行廬」藏書畫 （編號6102-6137）

張群（1889-1990），近代政界大老。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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Huang Xing

1874 - 1916

Poem in Xingshu

ink on paper, hanging scroll

signed, dated 1916, with 2 seals of the artist

144.6 x 38.2 cm 57⅛ x 15 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 history. 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 to 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!