Lot 1473
  • 1473

Fu Baoshi

Estimate
8,800,000 - 12,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Fu Baoshi
  • Appreciating Painting at Literati Gathering
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
signed FU BAOSHI, dated 1943, inscribed, and with two seals of the artist

Literature

The Chronicle of Fu Baoshi's Life, Ye Zonggao ed., Shanghai Classics Publishing House, September 2004, p.68
The World of Fu Baoshi, Ye Zonggao ed., Shi Jh Tang Press Co. Ltd., Taipei, December 2004, p.200
The Complete Works of Fu Baoshi, vol. I, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, March 2008, p.161

Condition

-Signs of restoration could be found at the lower section of the work where there was small paper cracks, otherwise, generally in good condition. Light brushmarks could be found at the middle section of the painting, which are not stains, likely to be drafts by the artist himself.
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