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72 ʃጷ b.1962 Dong Shaw-Hwei
ˮၪ་จ { Ҿڀ Poem of Wang Wei-Apricot
ذ ̺ Oil on canvas
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ɚ㖼ɓɘϋЪ 100 x 80 cm. 39 /8 × 31 /2 in.
Painted in 2019
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S.Hwei 2019̛ɨ Signed in English and dated on bottom right
PROVENANCE
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HKD 260,000 – 360,000
USD 33,300 – 46,200
In the Silent Spring Breeze of the painting is a poem by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty,
Dong Shaw-Hwei’s Mental Landscape echoing the quality of the white apricot blossoms in early spring -- not
“The still life on the table is like a mental landscape to me. It to show the splendour, but to be at ease with the world. The seemingly
simple black table is composed of three objects: flowers, tea and
starts with a small pot of plants, in which lively and beautiful life is poetry, fully demonstrating Dong’s modest yet rich spiritual world.
emerging. The elegant posture of the flowers and leaves touches
my heart’s desire for beauty... and thus becomes the beginning of a Fragrant Chrysanthemum Blossom
painting.” In A Reunion - Chrysanthemum, which was completed in 2011, the
— Dong Shaw-Hwei artist uses full-blown pink chrysanthemums to show the beauty of
Born in 1962, Dong Shaw-Hwei graduated from the Institute of Fine life. With ten full-blown chrysanthemums swaying towards the sky,
Arts, National Taiwan Normal University. She has devoted herself sharing a passion and independence quality. The illusion of a light
to art for more than thirty years and has had more than twenty solo source in the background gives a warm atmosphere to this painting.
exhibitions both at home and abroad. The rounded stamens and the square wooden table form a contrast in
line. Dong explores the characteristics of the pink chrysanthemums,
In her early studies of impressionist painting, she had a unique which are their passion for life as
understanding of colour and light by Western modern artists. In the they blossom in a carefree way,
late 1990s, she began to try to integrate Chinese philosophy and instead of the traditional hermits
developed her unique series of works. Poem of Wang Wei-Apricot (Lot quality.
72) and A Reunion - Chrysanthemum presented (Lot 71) in this auction,
were created in 2019 and 2011 respectively, demonstrate
the artist’s relentless artistic pursuit based on the theme
of “Still Life of Black Table” spanning nearly ten years.
Spring Wind Blows Snow into Dust
In the Poem of Wang Wei-Apricot, which was put up for
auction this time, the elegant and pure white apricot
blossoms are the main character, depicting the plainness
of cold early spring. On the slender branches, several
apricot blossomed quietly, under the cover of green
leaves, which accentuated their elegance. On the black
table, Dong also portrays her iconic “half cup of tea”. The ʃጷોග࿁Ⴇ{{ᚆڀdذ
half-full cup is crystal clear, carrying a reference to “not ̺d90 Ò 72.5 cm.d2014 ϋЪdྗᅃ࠰
ಥ 2023 ϋשርϓʹᄆ 420,000 ʩಥ
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