ZHAO MENGFU (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1254-1322)

Magnificent Horse

Details

ZHAO MENGFU (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1254-1322)
Magnificent Horse
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
Painting measures 26 x 62.5 cm. (10 1/4 x 24 5/8 in.)
Colophon measures 26.5 x 63 cm. (10 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)

Signed, with one seal of the artist
Calligraphy by the artist, with one seal
Calligraphy dated second day, second month, xinchou year of the Dade era (1301)
One collector's seal

Provenance

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

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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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