Lot Essay
Little is known of Wang Shanggong, except that he specialized in pale, finely detailed depictions of lohans and other figures.
Details
WANG SHANGGONG (16th century)
Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty
Handscroll, ink on paper, 12¼ x 153¾in. (31 x 390.5cm.)
Signed: "Painted by Longru of Wujun"
Dated a spring day of guisi year of the Wanli era (1593)
Two seals of the artist: Yun Zhong Jun, Wang Shang Gong Yin
Six collectors' seals
Five colophons, including one by Li Ruiqing (1867-1920), dated the third year of the Xuantong era (1911)
Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty
Handscroll, ink on paper, 12¼ x 153¾in. (31 x 390.5cm.)
Signed: "Painted by Longru of Wujun"
Dated a spring day of guisi year of the Wanli era (1593)
Two seals of the artist: Yun Zhong Jun, Wang Shang Gong Yin
Six collectors' seals
Five colophons, including one by Li Ruiqing (1867-1920), dated the third year of the Xuantong era (1911)