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JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTOR IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY (LOTS 1012-1026)This collection was built up by a private Japanese collector during the early 20th Century. 15 lots of Chinese classical paintings and calligraphy will be offered in this sale, plus another 4 lots (1455-1458) of modern works to be auctioned in our Fine Chinese Modern Paintings sale on 27 November 2018, and 13 lots (1688-1700, 19-26 November) in Exquisite Eye, Christie’s online sale.
CAO TINGDONG (1699-1785)
Orchid and Rock
Details
CAO TINGDONG (1699-1785)
Orchid and Rock
Handscroll, ink on silk
27.5 x 266.5 cm. (10 7/8 x 104 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated mid-summer, bingshen year (1776)
Four collector’s seals
Titleslip by Uzan Nagao (1864-1942), with one seal
Orchid and Rock
Handscroll, ink on silk
27.5 x 266.5 cm. (10 7/8 x 104 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated mid-summer, bingshen year (1776)
Four collector’s seals
Titleslip by Uzan Nagao (1864-1942), with one seal
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