224 - KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927)

KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) CHINESE INK CALLIGRAPHY 康有為 《泰山石敢當》 水墨紙本款識：付▢兄。泰山石敢當。康有為。鈐印：康有為印、維新百日出亡十六年三周大地遊遍四洲經三十一國行六十萬里ink on paper, scroll, signed, with two seals of the artist 49cm x 178cm Private collection, England; acquired by the present owner’s grandfather in China many decades ago, subsequently taken to Hong Kong and later to the United Kingdom, thence by descent.英格蘭私人收藏；現藏家之祖父多年前於中國購得，其後攜至香港，再移往英國，此後家族傳承。 Kang Youwei (1858–1927), a native of Nanhai, Guangdong, was a leader of the late Qing reformist faction and spearheaded the Hundred Days' Reform. In calligraphy, he advocated the study of stele inscriptions and wrote Guang Yi Zhou Shuang Ji, promoting Wei steles over Tang models, with a bold, rugged, and distinctive style that exerted a profound influence.康有為（1858–1927），廣東南海人，晚清維新派領袖，主導戊戌變法。書法倡碑學，著《廣藝舟雙楫》，尊魏卑唐，風格雄渾奇崛，影響深遠。