Lot 283
  • 283

UNKNOWN | Set of Four Paintings(i) Mountains(ii) Cranes(iii) Lotus(iv) White Goldfish

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 HKD
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Description

  • Unknown Artist
  • Set of Four Paintings(i) Mountains(ii) Cranes(iii) Lotus(iv) White Goldfish
  • (i) - (iii) Signed in Chinese and stamped with the seal of the artist(iv) Signed in Chinese and stamped with two seals of the artist
  • Ink and gouache on silk
  • (i) 39.5 by 105 cm; 15 1/2  by 41 1/4  in.(ii) 71 by 39.5 cm; 28 by 15 1/2  in.(iii) 26.5 by 39.5 cm; 10 1/2  by 15 1/2  in.(iv) 65 by 35.5 cm; 25 1/2  by 14 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the Estate of the late Princess Lechi Tran Oggari Rodriguez of Vietnam and Fayetteville, North Carolina
Private Collection, USA

Condition

(i) This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There is evidence of light fox marks to the silk in the sky and some light buckling to the silk. Mounted on silk, unframed. (ii) This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There are some light folds at the silk and backing of the painting. Mounted on silk, unframed. (iii) This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There are several spots of light foxing to the silk. Framed, under plexiglass. (iv) This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There is a watermark at the upper left corner at the edge and at the upper right quadrant in the background. But this is possibly inherent to the artist's working method. Mounted on silk, unframed.
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