Lot 425
  • 425

Chen Hongshou 1598-1652

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Chen Hongshou
  • POEM IN RUNNING SCRIPT
  • ink on paper, hanging scroll
signed Hongshou, with three seals of the artist, lian zi, chen hong shou yin, zhang hou

Provenance

Wang Nanping (1924-1985, The Jade Studio) collection.

Literature

The Literati Mode: Chinese Scholar Paintings, Calligraphy and Desk Objects, London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 1986, no. 2, pp. 8-11

Condition

- Overall in good condition except that paper bears a tanned tone with minor patches of stain.
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Catalogue Note

Artist's inscription:
In my sickness, my dream is sharp and clear.
My boat selects a location to anchor deep in the lake in the hills.
Beneath a bridge, with prunus and willows, I happen to meet my old companion.
Along a palm flanked way, a fairy reaches a pavilion in the mist.