ALBUM DE VINGT-TROIS PEINTURES, ENCRE ET COULEUR SUR PAPIER

CHINE, LIU QIYUAN (1884-1962), XXEME SIECLE

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ALBUM DE VINGT-TROIS PEINTURES, ENCRE ET COULEUR SUR PAPIER
CHINE, LIU QIYUAN (1884-1962), XXEME SIECLE
Protégé par une couverture en bois, il est composé de vingt-trois peintures de chrysanthèmes d'espèces diverses. La plupart des peintures porte une inscription calligraphiée indiquant le nom de la fleur. Certaines sont également rehaussées de cachets de l'artiste ; usures.
Dimensions d'une peinture: 26,5 x 30,8 cm. (10 3/8 x 12 1/8 in.), Dimensions de l'album: 40 x 31,5 cm. (15¾ x 12 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Doctor Bussiere, France

Further details

AN ALBUM OF TWENTY-THREE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' PAINTINGS, INK AND COLOUR ON PAPER
CHINA, LIU QIYUAN (1884-1962), 20TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Liu Qiyuan (1884-1962), member of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Lanscape and Forestry, was famous for his beautiful 'Qiyuan chrysanthemum garden'. His passion and talent for creating new species of chrysanthemums were highly praised by his admirers including important politicians such as Zhu De (1886-1976). This album was offered to Dr. Bussière by Liu Qiyuan as a gift to thank him for the poem he wrote after visiting the garden in 1953.

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