Two Birds Painting by Qing Dynasty Master Artist Wang Zhen (1845-1916)
清王震(1845-1916) 雙鳥畫
Wang Zhen (1845-1916)
A native of Wuxing, Zhejiang, Wang Zhen undertook foreign language study that led in 1900 to a position as a compradore for a Japanese company. He went on to become quite wealthy in business, even serving at one time as chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. Extremely active in philanthropy, he briefly headed the Chinese Buddhist Association. He maintained close ties to Japan throughout his career.
Wang Zhen began studying painting with Ren Yi. After Ren's death, he became the closest disciple of Wu Chang-shuo (1844-1927), . Both Wang and Wu became leaders of the Shanghai School of Chinese painting. Wang Zhen was also a key figure in many artists associations, including the Yu Garden Painting and Calligraphy Charitable Association, which devoted half its painting sales to charity. Wang Zhen's many visits to Japan, his Buddhist beliefs, and his love of painting converged in his interest in Zen painting. Although Wang was a businessman, his paintings maintained the scholarly characters greatly appreciated by his audience.
王 震 (1867一1938)
字一亭，又署一亭父，號白龍山人、海雲樓主、梅花館主，晚年學佛，法名覺器，室名海雲樓、芷園、梓園、梅花館、六三園。浙江吳興人，生于上海浦東。早年在上海城內怡春堂學習裱畫，而漸漸喜愛書畫，后被上海富商李薇莊賞識，進入恆泰錢莊任職。有了生活的保障，王一亭更迷戀丹青，得到海派領袖吳昌碩的指點后，畫藝突飛猛進。到了民國初期，王一亭幾乎與吳昌碩的名氣比肩，吳昌碩有許多應酬畫均由王一亭代筆。1927年吳昌碩去世后，王一亭成為"后海上畫派"的盟主。王一亭具有精深的詩書造詣和淵厚的文學根底，因此在他的繪畫中，詩書畫融為一體，筆墨恣縱，氣勢磅礡。晚年的王一亭經常畫佛，幾乎每天畫一幅佛像。8O年代初期，王一亭的作品在國際藝術市場上價格較低，遠遠比不上吳昌碩的價格。1987一1989年王一亭書畫行情時來運轉，價格瘋狂上漲，尤其是日本買家在市場上大量收購。這可能是由于王一亭從1907年起，長期供職于日清輪船公司，作品易獲日本觀眾偏愛。90年代起王一亭的書畫行情回落，一般的花鳥、山水畫價格下降50%，只有佛像的售價繼續堅挺。1994年春季香港拍賣活動中，一幅王一亭畫的朱砂色大佛像竟以88萬港元拍賣成交，創下王一亭書畫的世界拍賣紀錄。
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