Lot 1156
  • 1156

Bada Shanren 1626-1705

Estimate
4,800,000 - 6,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Bada Shanren
  • VARIOUS SUBJECTS
  • ink on paper, album of seven leaves
each signed BADA SHANREN or SHEDE, one dated gui zhaoyang, 1703, winter, and with a total of nine seals of the artist. Annotations by famous painters Wu Zheng (1878-1949) and Ren Jin (1881-1936), one dated the ninteenth year of the Republic of China, 1930, the fourth lunar month, the other geng wu, 1930, the sixth lunar month, and with ten seals of each. Titleslip by Wu Zheng, frontispiece by famous Shanghai calligrapher Qian Han (1882-1950). With seals of renowned collectors including Ding Nianxian (1906-1969), Lin Xiongguang (1897-1971), Cheng Qi (B. 1911)

Provenance

Previously in the collection of Wang Fangyu (1913-1997)

Condition

- All seven leaves are in good condition. - The upper section of the fourth leaf was cropped in the catalogue illustration. The full image is shown in the online catalogue.
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