Lot Essay
The handscroll was on loan for exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, from February 2007 to February 2009
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Confucius and His Seventy-Two Disciples
Details
ANONYMOUS (15TH-17TH CENTURY)
Confucius and His Seventy-Two Disciples
Six collectors' seals on the scroll
Inscription before the scroll by Wang Qi'en (19th-20th century), signed with two seals
Colophons following the painting, one each by Hu Yigui and Chen Jirui
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
25 x 358 cm. (9 7/8 x 141 in.)
16th Century
Confucius and His Seventy-Two Disciples
Six collectors' seals on the scroll
Inscription before the scroll by Wang Qi'en (19th-20th century), signed with two seals
Colophons following the painting, one each by Hu Yigui and Chen Jirui
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
25 x 358 cm. (9 7/8 x 141 in.)
16th Century
Provenance
Lot 509, 28 October 2002, One Man's Vision: Important Chinese Art from the Manno Art Museum, Christie's Hong Kong.