'Ink on gold-flecked red paper' going under the hammer
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Described as "ink on gold-flecked red paper" by international auction house Bonhams, the largest calligraphy couplet in running script by Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), entitled Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script, was presented at an auction preview in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Measuring 352.8cm by 47.2cm as a pair, the hanging scrolls - created by the late artist in 1944 will go under the hammer at Bonhams on June 1 for an estimated HK$800,000 (S$136,388) to HK$1.2 million.
Correction note: An earlier version of this story had described the wrong artwork. The name of the artwork and its details have since been corrected. We are sorry for the error.
