Lot 725
  • 725

Zhu Xiaochun 1735-1801

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Zhu Xiaochun
  • MOUNT LU
  • ink and color on silk, handscroll
signed Donghai Zhu Xiaochun, dated wuxu of the Qianlong reign (1778), summer, with three seals of the artist, xiao chun, si tang, ming shan da chuan
Titleslips mounted on silk boarder by Hufu, signed Hufu, with one seal, illegible; Weng Fanggang (1733-1818), signed Daxing Weng Fanggang, with one seal, shi jing
Frontispiece by Cao Xiuxian (1708-1784), signed Cao Xiuxian, dated jihai of the Qianlong reign (1779), spring, the third lunar month, with five seals, ting yun ge, he yi tian ni, xiu xian yin, bing chi, sui ji hai shi nian qi shi you er
Inscription on silk boarder by Zhi junwang, signed Huang liuzi, with a dedication and two seals, huang liu zi zhi jun wang, one illegible
Colophons by over fifty different scholars, government officials, collectors, ranging from mid Qing dynasty to early Republic period, including Qian Zai (1708-1793), Hongwu (1743-1811), Liang Dingfen (1859-1919), et al.

Provenance

Christie's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, December 1, 1993, Lot 266

Condition

- Silk bears a tanned tone due to age. - Restoration of silk loss can be found across the scroll.
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