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PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 893-894)
WANG HUI (1632-1717)
Landscapes After Ancient Masters
Details
WANG HUI (1632-1717)
Landscapes After Ancient Masters
Album of six leaves, ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 31 x 39.3 cm. (12 ¼ x 15 ½ in.)
Each leaf inscribed, last leaf inscribed and signed by the artist and one leaf dated summer, wuchen year (1688), with a total of twelve seals of the artist
Two collector’s seals of Chen Chongben (18th Century)
Landscapes After Ancient Masters
Album of six leaves, ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 31 x 39.3 cm. (12 ¼ x 15 ½ in.)
Each leaf inscribed, last leaf inscribed and signed by the artist and one leaf dated summer, wuchen year (1688), with a total of twelve seals of the artist
Two collector’s seals of Chen Chongben (18th Century)
Provenance
Lot 705, 27 November 2006, Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Christie’s Hong Kong.
Further details
Note:
Chen Chongben (18th Century) was a native of Shangqiu in Henan province. He passed the civil examination in 1755 and became an Internal Affairs official. Chen was good at paintings and calligraphy and he collected them. He also wrote the manuscript for An Qi’s Review of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy.
Chen Chongben (18th Century) was a native of Shangqiu in Henan province. He passed the civil examination in 1755 and became an Internal Affairs official. Chen was good at paintings and calligraphy and he collected them. He also wrote the manuscript for An Qi’s Review of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy.
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