Lot Essay
(US$115,400-153,800)
Details
FA RUOZHEN (1613-1696)
THE WESTERN HILLS
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
137.5 x 42.3 cm. (54 1/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated an autumn day of guichou year (1673)
One colophon on the painting by Wei Xiangsu (1617-1687), with three seals
Six collectors' seals, including two of Wang Nanping (1924-1985)
THE WESTERN HILLS
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
137.5 x 42.3 cm. (54 1/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated an autumn day of guichou year (1673)
One colophon on the painting by Wei Xiangsu (1617-1687), with three seals
Six collectors' seals, including two of Wang Nanping (1924-1985)
Literature
Barnhart, Richard, et. al., The Jade Studio: Masterpieces of Ming and Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Wong Nan-p'ing Collection (New Haven, Yale Art Gallery, 1994), cat. no. 42
Exhibited
The Jade Studio: Masterpieces of Ming and Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Wong Nan-p'ing Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, April 9, 1993-July 31, 1994; University of Michigan Museum of Art, September 10-November 19, 1994; Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 16, 1994-February 25, 1995; Spencer Museum of Art, April 9-June 18, 1995