張大千　行書八言聯 | Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983), Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu

張大千　行書八言聯

水墨蠟箋　立軸　一九八二年作

款識：金石其心，芝蘭其室；仁義為友，道德為師。

岳軍大兄誨正。建國七十一年歲壬戌九月，大千弟爰，摩耶精舍。

鈐印：「張爰之印」、「大千居士」、「摩耶精舍」、「長共天難老」。

著錄：

〈畫德．畫才．千古一大千—張群細話張大千〉，黃肇珩撰，刊於〈近代中國〉雙月刊第三十四期（臺北，近代中國雜誌社，一九八三年四月），頁115

〈張大千書畫集〉第五集（臺北，歷史博物館，一九八三年十月），頁105

〈大成〉雜誌第一三七期（香港，大成出版社，一九八五年四月），封面內頁

〈張大千書畫集〉下集（人民美術出版社，一九九一年），圖版87

註：

一九八三年四月，張大千離世，〈近代中國〉雜誌為其推出逝世紀念專輯，遂專訪張群。訪談期間，岳公回顧其一生，憶及二人之深厚交誼，取家中所懸之本聯作例証：

「我和大千友情深厚；是喜歡他的畫，他的天才，同宗更增濃了感情。可是我更珍視的是他的性格，他的為人。」……

「大千用（聯中）這十六個字，間接來形容我；其實，這正是他的自我寫照。」……

「有人以爲大千欠我很多人情，其實不確；假如一定要説他欠過我什麽，那就是這副對聯拖了一年。」

從文中可知，本聯乃岳公取友人贈內庫乾隆紙，請大千書聯，惟前後費一整年，方才交付。寫諸佳楮，大千處理尤為用心，聯文集唐、清詩人句，贊譽岳公品格高尚，寬厚正直，而落款處「年」、「歲」二字見修補痕迹，疑因誤筆脫字所致，惟他未如慣常點註，特找同色箋紙精心修補，方再重題，若非近距離觀察，亦不輕易察覺，復落款「大千弟爰」，足見對岳公之尊敬。

each 160 x 34.5 cm 63 x 13⅝in. (2)

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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Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien)

1899-1983

Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu

ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls

signed, dated 1982, with 4 seals of the artist

each 160 x 34.5 cm 63 x 13 5/8 in. (2)

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!