EIGHT HORSES

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Details

EIGHT HORSES
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk.
Painted in the style of Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1768), inscribed Chen Lang Shining gonghui with two seals, with an apocryphal Qianlong seal.
13 ¾ x 44 ½ in (34.7 x 113 cm.)

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of American poet Witter Bynner (1881-1968), bequeathed to the Roswell Museum in New Mexico in the 1950's and subsequently deaccessioned in 1997.

Brought to you by

Pedram Rasti

pprasti@christies.com +44 (0) 20 7389 2556

Lot Essay

Castiglione was better known in China as Lang Shining who first arrived in Macao in 1715, and then went to Beijing where he remained until his death. He became part of the group of Western advisers at the imperial court where he painted for a succession of three Qing emperors: Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and was also responsible for the training of Chinese court artists.

More from Inspired Themes: A Fine Selection of Chinese Works of Art

View All