Lot 535
  • 535

Gao Fenghan 1683-1749

Estimate
55,000 - 75,000 USD
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Description

  • Gao Fenghan
  • FINGER PAINTINGS OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS
  • ink and color on paper, album of eight leaves
(1) with two seals of the artist, nan cun, chen han, and one collector's seal, illegible
(2) inscribed with a poem and two seals of the artist, gao han, hong zhua
(3) with one seal of the artist, nan cun
(4) inscribed with a poem and one seal of the artist, huang juan you fu
(5) inscribed with a poem and two seals of the artist, gao, feng han, and one collector's seal, tiao he yi zhen cang 
(6) with one seal of the artist, feng han
(7) signed Nancun, with two seals of the artist, nan cun
(8) signed Jiaoxi Gao Fenghan, dated dingwei (1727) of the Yongzheng reign, with a dedication and three seals of the artist, nan cun, gao han, hong zhua, and one collector's seal, zi jin zhen cang

Provenance

Christie's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, May 29, 1991, lot 141

Exhibited

Seattle Art Museum, 2001 (by repute)

Condition

- Paper bears tanned tone and wear due to age.- Each album leaves with a vertical center fold from previous mounting.
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Catalogue Note

With wooden cover and inside blank leaves from previous mounting. Titleslip signed Dongcun, with one seal, illegible. With four other collectors' seals, he shi zi jin jia cang (2), ji gu tang hao shi jia cang tu shu, tiao he yi zhen cang, jia zai wei shui dong an