Wang Shutang-Calligraphy in Kaishuink on paper, handscrollsigned, dated 1896, with 2 seals of the artist. Annotation by Shen Yinmo, Pan Boying and their contemporaries書: 37.6 x 122 cm 14⅞x 48 in.跋: 37.6 x 108.4 cm 14⅞x 42⅝in.書 calligraphy: 37.6 x 122 cm 14⅞ x 48 in.跋 annotation: 37.6 x 108.4 cm 14⅞ x 42⅝ in.----------------------------------------------汪樹堂　臨〈懷仁集王羲之書聖教序〉水墨虎皮箋　手卷　一八九六年作葉恭綽署簽沈尹默、潘伯鷹等跋簽書：舅氏汪劍星先生臨〈聖教序〉墨跡。甥葉恭綽敬題。 款識：（〈大唐三藏聖教序〉）。光緒二十二年，歲在丙申八月朔，劍星氏臨於崇川官廨。題跋：〈葉〉舅氏汪劍星先生精於書法，少時文端公庭訓甚嚴，每習字時恆自後驟掣其筆，如脫手即加夏楚，故功力深至，至老不懈。此臨〈聖教序〉乃晚年筆，然精神充滿，深得原意，故是經心之作。近者堃、瀏兩表姪孫從滬市收得見示，回溯「民國元年」(1911)在滬一謁，即成永別，渭陽之感時軫於懷。今衰病侵尋，復見手蹟，不勝悵惘，因為裝治返之，俾為家寶，並紀厓略。「民國三十四年」(1945)十月十七日，葉恭綽遐翁病中書。〈潘〉懷仁大雅集王書，皆出自運，而山陰軌轍較照可尋，故知唐賢習古，功力深重，汪先此書使人覺其有為者亦若是也。曾見所臨孫過庭書譜，以永興筆意行之，與此足稱雙璧。己丑人日，伯鷹呵凍謹題。〈沈〉集臨出日永禪師，模寫懷仁苦費時。漫共世人嘲苑體，祇應墨盡右軍池。乾伯先生出示此卷，伏其筆墨精到，觀遐翁題記，益嘆先輩用力之勤，因題一絕，以誌欽仰。「三十八年」(1949)二月廿二日，尹默。（並附費師洪、吳眉孫、陸維釗等三家跋）鈐印：「汪樹堂印」、「劍星」。著錄：卷中葉恭綽題跋錄於〈矩園餘墨序跋〉第二輯，葉恭綽撰，重刊於〈國家圖書館藏古籍題跋叢刊〉第30冊（北京，國家圖書館出版社，二〇〇二年五月），頁162註：汪樹堂（1850-1917），字劍星，浙江餘杭人。軍機大臣汪元方次子，葉恭綽舅父，歷任海州、通州知州、淮安府知府等職，爲官能革故鼎新，發展實業，重視文教，嘗建立淮安第一所官辦中學淮安府中學堂。本卷書於通州知州任中。書: 37.6 x 122 cm 14⅞x 48 in.跋: 37.6 x 108.4 cm 14⅞x 42⅝in.書 calligraphy: 37.6 x 122 cm 14⅞ x 48 in.跋 annotation: 37.6 x 108.4 cm 14⅞ x 42⅝ in.品相: Small paper holes on the start area, paper losses and signs of abrasions on the lower middle and left areas can be found. For detailed condition photos and further inquiries, please contact cptghk@sothebys.com-整體品相良好，起首具小缺紙口，中下方及左下角缺紙，兩處字略有磨損。如需作品實景照片，或欲查詢作品資料，請電郵至cptghk@sothebys.comIn response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.