Lot 2555
  • 2555

ATTRIBUTED TO KUNCAN (SHIXI) | Scholar in Wooded Landscape

Estimate
260,000 - 300,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Kuncan
  • Scholar in Wooded Landscape
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
  • 218.2 by 62.1 cm 85 7/8  by 24 1/2  in.
signed Shidaoren, dated gangxu and with three seals of the artistTitleslip by Fang Yan (1901-1987), dated dingchou (1937) and with two seals of his with one collector's seal of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014) and one other collector's seal

Provenance

Christie's New York, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part II - Chinese Furniture, Scholar's Objects and Chinese Paintings, 18 March 2015, Lot 232

Condition

- minor creases and cracks throughout - minor tears and paper loss, slightly retouched - minor humidity stains can be found
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