Lot Essay
This collection also has eleven Modern works to be offered in Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Paintings sale on 30 November 2021.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HONG KONG COLLECTION (LOT 914)
BAO SHICHEN (1775-1855)
Preface of the Orchid Pavilion
Details
BAO SHICHEN (1775-1855)
Preface of the Orchid Pavilion
Handscroll, ink on paper
26.5 x 102 cm. (10 3⁄8 x 40 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated third day, second month, twelfth year of Daoguang period (1830)
Frontispiece and colophon by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), signed with a total of three seals, dated yimao year (1915)
Five collector’s seals including one of Wu Rangzhi (1799-1870)
Titleslip by Wang Zhen (1867-1938), signed with one seal, dated yimao year (1915)
Preface of the Orchid Pavilion
Handscroll, ink on paper
26.5 x 102 cm. (10 3⁄8 x 40 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated third day, second month, twelfth year of Daoguang period (1830)
Frontispiece and colophon by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), signed with a total of three seals, dated yimao year (1915)
Five collector’s seals including one of Wu Rangzhi (1799-1870)
Titleslip by Wang Zhen (1867-1938), signed with one seal, dated yimao year (1915)