張群　行書座右銘 | Chang Chun, Calligraphy in Xingshu

張群　行書座右銘

水墨金紙卡　鏡框

款識︰一笑一少，一怒一老。此二語傳自韓國，但起源何時何地，作者何人，已不可考。辭句雖甚簡短，而人生修養之方，已得綱要矣。靜波先生、期純夫人一粲。張群敬書，時年九十二。

鈐印︰「張群」。

註︰「一笑一少，一怒一老」語出韓國，淵源難考，惟語簡意深，獲岳公奉為養生益壽良方，懸書此語之匾額於齋，朝夕瞻對，曾謂曰「如果把它改寫為『大笑一次，年輕一天；大怒一次，短壽一年 』，當更精闢動聽」。摯交張大千亦嘗引句書四呎整紙贈友。本幅書於一九八○年，張群已屆九二耆齡，上款「靜波先生、期純夫人」即嚴家淦、劉期純伉儷，時嚴氏已卸職大位，專注推動藝文發展，岳公寫此，不無自勉勉人之意。

27 x 23.8 cm 10⅝ x 9⅜ 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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Chang Chun

1889-1990

Calligraphy in Xingshu

ink on gold cardboard, framed

signed, with 1 seal of the artist

27 x 23.8 cm 10⅝ x 9⅜ 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!