Lot 636
  • 636

ZHAO TONG (LATE QING DYNASTY) | PLUM BLOSSOMS AFTER OLD MASTERS

Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Zhao Tong
  • PLUM BLOSSOMS AFTER OLD MASTERS
  • ink on paper, album of fifteen leaves
  • each 24.5 by 34.9 cm. 10 by 13 3/4  in. (15)
each leave with one seal of the artist, zhao tong, and each inscribed following one old master, one leaf signed di Zhao Tong, with a dedication to Zitao, one leaf dated wuchen, the twenty-eighth day of the tenth lunar month (December 11, 1868) Inscription on mounting boarder by Wu Zuzhen (Late Qing Dynasty), signed Wu Xugu, with one seal, zu zhen Titleslip by Wu Zuzhen, signed Xugu, with one seal, xu gu With one collector's seal of Wu Zuzhen, xu gu zhen shang

Condition

- Overall in good condition. - Paper bears tanned tone due to age. - Folding marks can be found from previous mounting. - Stain and dirt can be found
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