Immortal amid Clouds in a LandscapeImmortal Casting Flowers

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Guan Nianci (d. 1909)
Zhou Jiaxiang (fl. ca. early 20th century)
Immortal amid Clouds in a Landscape
Immortal Casting Flowers
Inscribed and signed with two seals of the artist
Inscribed, signed and dated yichou year (1926), with two seals of the artist
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
36 ¼. x 15 ½. in. (92 x 39.5 cm.)
37 7/8. x 15 ¼. in. (96 x 38.6 cm.)
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Provenance

Acquired in Asia between 1956 and 1958.

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Lot Essay

These paintings belonged to the owner's mother, who lived in Beijing from May 1956 to June 1958 when her husband worked at the British Embassy in China. She collected a small but significant group of Chinese paintings during her time in Asia. Previous lots from this collection include a work by Qi Baishi (1863-1957), sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2012, lot 1144, and a collaborative painting by Wang Xuetao (1903-1984) and Yu Fei'an(1888-1959), sold Christie's Hong Kong 28 May 2013, lot 1290.

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