Herons
Details
CHEN WEN HSI (1906-1991)
Herons
signed and inscribed in Chinese (lower left); signed and titled (on the reverse)
ink and colour on rice paper
139 x 69.5 cm. (54 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
Painted in the 1970s
one seal of the artist
Herons
signed and inscribed in Chinese (lower left); signed and titled (on the reverse)
ink and colour on rice paper
139 x 69.5 cm. (54 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
Painted in the 1970s
one seal of the artist
Provenance
Private collection, Asia (acquired directly from the artist)
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2010, lot 1174
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2010, lot 1174
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Christie’s Hong Kong, Chinese Artists in Southeast Asia, exh. cat., Christie’s Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2014 (illustrated, unpaged).
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Christie’s Hong Kong, Chinese Artists in Southeast Asia, April 2014.
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