Lot Essay
(US$2,600-3,900)
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
EMPRESS CIXI (1835-1980)
Details
EMPRESS CIXI (1835-1980)
PINE TREES IN MOONLIGHT
Fan, ink and colour on mica paper
17.5 x 50 cm. (6 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Entitled and signed: Yu Bi
Dated summer, guisi year in the Guangxu era (1893)
Three seals of the artist: Lan Yuan, Yi Shou Zhai, Ci Xi Huang Tai Hou Zhi Bao
Reverse with poem in running script on gold paper by Zhang Baixi (1847-1907), with one seal
Note:
With an original Qing imperial fan holder embroidered with coral beads and with a Wan pattern
PINE TREES IN MOONLIGHT
Fan, ink and colour on mica paper
17.5 x 50 cm. (6 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Entitled and signed: Yu Bi
Dated summer, guisi year in the Guangxu era (1893)
Three seals of the artist: Lan Yuan, Yi Shou Zhai, Ci Xi Huang Tai Hou Zhi Bao
Reverse with poem in running script on gold paper by Zhang Baixi (1847-1907), with one seal
Note:
With an original Qing imperial fan holder embroidered with coral beads and with a Wan pattern
Literature
Aixin Jueluo Jiazu Shuhua Jingpinji (Selected Works of Paintings and Calligraphy by members of the Aixin Jueluo Clan), Chinese Arts and Crafts (HK) Limited, p.2