Lot 339
Three Album Paintings
Watercolours on silk
1. Translation of poem: "Breeze through pine trees, unwrap the blue ribbons, the moon shining through the trees facilitates the playing of the lute". Seal: artist's name
2. Translation of poem: "Bamboo grove, pond with lotus, quiet place for the wise men to meet". Signed with penname "the woodcutter of the clear stream"
3. Scholar reading. In this picture Qian imitates the traditional style of a former figure painter
VIEW IN MELBOURNE
31.5 x 24 cm (each)
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
A few minor spots of insect damage to the silk of the top painting, a crack to the silk at the bottom left of the middle painting, some light creasing to the lower painting. Some light staining to all three paintings. Otherwise no further visible faults or damage.
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Purchased 1998 from a collector who purchased them in South Africa in 1968 from the estate of a British Diplomat stationed in Beijing before World War II
Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8261
6:30pm - 8 October 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6.30PM AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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