Lot Essay
This lot consists of three works.
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LOTS 43-57PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. CHEN JIThis collection was assembled by Dr. Chen Ji (1896-circa 1982), who was a professor of pediatrics at St. John’s School of Medicine in Shanghai. Dr. Chen brought the collection to the United States in 1965. His son, Chen Lien-ching (1922-2016), who was an architect who immigrated to the U.S. around 1945. Both father and son appreciated classical paintings and calligraphy, and also befriended contemporary artists, whose work they enjoyed and collected.
BIAN WENYU (20TH CENTURY)
Grapes
Details
BIAN WENYU (20TH CENTURY)
Grapes
Scroll, unmounted, ink and color on paper
27 x 13 5/8 in. (68.5 x 34.7 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with two seals of the artist
Dated xinyou year (1981)
LI GUOHUA (BORN 1923)
Flowers
Scroll, unmounted, ink and color on paper
27 1/8 x 13 ½ in. (68.9 x 34.4 cm.)
Inscribed and signed
Dated autumn, xinyou year (1981)
GU BODA (1903-1968)
Chrysanthemums
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
40 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (102 x 50.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, gengwu year (1930)
Grapes
Scroll, unmounted, ink and color on paper
27 x 13 5/8 in. (68.5 x 34.7 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with two seals of the artist
Dated xinyou year (1981)
LI GUOHUA (BORN 1923)
Flowers
Scroll, unmounted, ink and color on paper
27 1/8 x 13 ½ in. (68.9 x 34.4 cm.)
Inscribed and signed
Dated autumn, xinyou year (1981)
GU BODA (1903-1968)
Chrysanthemums
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
40 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (102 x 50.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, gengwu year (1930)
Sale room notice
Please note that the paintings by Bian Wenyu and Li Guohua are unmounted scrolls.