Lot 2561
  • 2561

SHEN ZHOU 1427 - 1509 | Landscape of Yu Ying Tang

Estimate
4,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Shen Zhou
  •  Landscape of Yu Ying Tang
  • ink and colour on silk, handscroll
  • 34 by 98.3 cm. 13 3/8  by 38 5/8  in. 
signed Gusu Shen Zhou and with two seals of the artistTitleslip by Liu E (1857-1909) and dated guimao (1903) Frontispiece by Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940) and with two seals of hisColophon by Li Zuoxian (1807-1876) and with one seal of his; by Liu E, dated jiachen (1904); by Luo Zhenyu, dated renzi (1912) and with one seal of his; and by Torajiro Naito (1866-1934), dated first year of Dazheng reign (1912) and with two seals of his

Provenance

Previously from the Collection of Iida Shinshichi's Family

Literature

Please refer to the Chinese Literature 

Condition

Frontispiece: minor tears towards the end, otherwise, in general good condition Painting: minor silk loss, some to the inscription, as showed in the catalogue image, restored. Some retouched ares to rocks. Silk bears slightly darken tone due to ages. Minor cracks and creases, restored. Colophon: with minor humidity stains, otherwise, in general good condition
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