Fish in Spring Water

Details

ANONYMOUS (12TH-13TH CENTURY)
Fish in Spring Water
Two collector's seals of Chen Rentao
Inscribed on the mounting by Chen Rentao, signed, with two seals
Dated jiawu year (1954)
Five-character poem on opposite page, with two seals attributed to Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799, r. 1736-1796)
Three seals on the mounting, attributed to Emperor Qianlong
Album leaf, mounted and framed, ink on silk
29.2 x 26.7 cm. (11 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

PROPERTY OF CHEN RENTAO - CHINESE PAINTINGS FROM THE KING KWEI COLLECTION

Literature

Chinese Paintings from King Kwei Collection, Benrido, Japan, 1956, pl. 7. (Painting)

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Lot Essay

Chen Rentao (Chen Jen Dao, 1906-1968) was a veteran collector of Chinese art, paintings and coins. The collection King Kwei Studio was named after his treasure antique coin, King Kwei Zhi Wan. Mr Chen also edited Essays on Chinese Antiquities which was published in 1952. Part of his collection was exhibited in the first Hong Kong Festival of the Arts in 1955.

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