Lot 352: Qi Junzao (1793-1866) Couplet of Calligraphy in Running Script

Qi Junzao (1793-1866)
Couplet of Calligraphy in Running ScriptInk on silk, pair of hanging scrolls, dedicated to Yuechuan and signed Qi Junzao with two artist's seals, one reading chen Qi Juncao and one possibly reading hanlin han xue.57 1/2 x 13in (146 x 33cm) each
祁寯藻 行書七言聯 水墨絹本 立軸一對款識：石畔坐消無事福，花前補讀未觀書。月川大兄属，祁寯藻。鈐印：臣祁寯藻、翰林[ ]學註：祁寯藻 （1793-1866），字叔頴，一字淳甫，號春圃、息翁，山西壽陽人。清朝大臣，三代帝師。嘉慶十九年 （1814）進士，由庶吉士授編修，累官至體仁閣大學士、太子太保。謚號文端。其書法由小篆入真行，師承二王，出顔柳，參以山谷，深厚遒健，自成一格，為清代中晚期著名書法家，有"一時之最，人共寶之"，"楷書稱首"的贊譽。