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FOUR WANGS OF THE QING DYNASTY (17TH CENTURY)
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A set of four folding fans
each fan measures 16.5 x 44 cm. (6 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.)
1. WANG SHIMIN (1592-1680)
Ink on gold paper
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Zhigong
Dated autumn, yiwei year (1655)
One collector's seal
Running-cursive script calligraphy by Liu Liangsong (1626-1705) on the back

2. WANG JIAN (1598-1677)
Ink and colour on paper
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, xinchou year (1661)
Two collector's seals of Tao Zhu (1878-1961)
Small standard-script calligraphy by Xu Cheng on the back

3. WANG HUI (1632-1717)
Ink and colour on paper
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated fifth month, jichou year (1709)
One collector's seal

4. WANG YUANQI (1642-1715)
Ink on paper
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated spring, yiwei year of the Kangxi era (1715)
Titleslip on the box by Tao Zhu (1878-1961), with one seal, dated gengyin year (1950) (4)

Provenance

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

Lot Essay

Mr 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 he acquired the treasured 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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