TONG YANG TZE
Taiwanese 1942
Born in Shanghai in 1942, Tong is a female calligrapher from Taiwan. She received her BFA from National Taiwan Normal University and later studied oil painting at the University of Massachusetts, where she received an MFA degree in 1970. Starting from studying ancient scripts, Tong developed a style from the kaishu of Yan Zhenqin and tablet scripts of the Wei Period in the early stage, and in the recent years, her style has shifted towards Wang Xizhi and Huai Su. Her works are characterized by the integration of classical Chinese and western composition theories, presenting fusion aesthetics of contemporary graphic design and traditional Chinese calligraphy. In 1995, she won the grand prize at the Fourth Lion Creative Art Award.
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Phrase from Yi Jing: The Book of Changes
2012
Ink on paper
69 x 138 cm
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Estimate
320,000 - 420,000 82,000 - 108,000 10,500 - 13,800 73,000 - 95,000
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Sold Price
528,000 134,010 17,126 118,919
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Calligraphy: A Sea is Vast, as it Rejects No Water
1986
Ink on paper with frame
68 x 68 cm
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Estimate
160,000 - 240,000 41,000 - 62,000 5,300 - 8,000
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Sold Price
216,000 55,959 7,176
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Calligraphy
Ink on paper
100 x 39 cm
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Estimate
130,000 - 220,000 31,000 - 52,000 4,000 - 6,700
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Sold Price
180,000 43,062 5,542
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Cursive Calligraphy
Ink on paper
47 x 47 cm. (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
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Estimate
216,000 - 314,000 55,000 - 80,000 7,100 - 10,300
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