Lot Essay
Liu Xiren (1906-1967) and his brother Liu Xiyu were already known names as ceramic artists in the Nanchang area in the 1930s.
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REPUBLIC PERIOD, LIU XIREN SIGNED GUIYOU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1933 AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE 'RED CLIFF' CERAMIC PLAQUE
REPUBLIC PERIOD, LIU XIREN SIGNED GUIYOU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1933 AND OF THE PERIOD
The plaque of rectangular form, painted with enamels of soft pastel shades to depict a monk dressed in a yellow robe with one hand pointing up at the full moon, as if engaged in animated conversation with his two companion scholars, all seated on a sampan moored beside a grassy embankment detailed with willow trees, inscribed on one side with a title, Chibi Yeyou, 'Travelling along the Red Cliff at Night', signed and dated by the artist
6 1/8 in. (41 cm.) overall height, mounted as a table screen
REPUBLIC PERIOD, LIU XIREN SIGNED GUIYOU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1933 AND OF THE PERIOD
The plaque of rectangular form, painted with enamels of soft pastel shades to depict a monk dressed in a yellow robe with one hand pointing up at the full moon, as if engaged in animated conversation with his two companion scholars, all seated on a sampan moored beside a grassy embankment detailed with willow trees, inscribed on one side with a title, Chibi Yeyou, 'Travelling along the Red Cliff at Night', signed and dated by the artist
6 1/8 in. (41 cm.) overall height, mounted as a table screen
Provenance
The Hon. Andrew Li Kwok Nang, acquired from a private Hong Kong collector in the early 1980s
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