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ANONYMOUS (12TH-14TH CENTURY)
CHILDREN AT PLAY
Round fan leaf, ink and colour on silk
23.2 x 24.5 cm. (9 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Two collectors' seals: Yu Teng (17th century): Yu Teng Si Yin; and
[illegible] Shang Jian
Note:
Yu Teng was a Qing court official. He was both a poet and painter, but his speciality was calligraphy. Yu was an avid collector and particularly liked Song fan leaves. For brief biographies, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.16; and Su Gengchun ed., Mingqing Yilai Shuhua Jiandingjia Xuan, Rongbaozhai (HK) Publishing, 1998, p.33
CHILDREN AT PLAY
Round fan leaf, ink and colour on silk
23.2 x 24.5 cm. (9 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Two collectors' seals: Yu Teng (17th century): Yu Teng Si Yin; and
[illegible] Shang Jian
Note:
Yu Teng was a Qing court official. He was both a poet and painter, but his speciality was calligraphy. Yu was an avid collector and particularly liked Song fan leaves. For brief biographies, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.16; and Su Gengchun ed., Mingqing Yilai Shuhua Jiandingjia Xuan, Rongbaozhai (HK) Publishing, 1998, p.33
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