PENG XIANCHENG (b. 1941)

YANG GUIFEI AND LADIES

Details

PENG XIANCHENG (b. 1941)
Yang Guifei and Ladies
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Painting inscribed with the poem Ballad of Beauties (Lirenxing) by Du Fu and signed by the artist with three seals
Dated the fifth month, summer of xinwei year (1991)
38½ x 21 in. (97.8 x 53.3 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, Chengdu, Sichuan, 1993.

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Lot Essay

Peng Xiancheng is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan. His paintings have been exhibited and collected throughout China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Working in a distinctive 'boneless' style, Peng favors traditional themes from the Tang and Song periods. Here he depicts the femme fatale Yang Guifei with her retinue, as described in the famous poem written in 753 by Du Fu.

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