Sale 2386
Hong Kong
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26 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 427,500
Estimate
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705) Birds on a Willow Tree Hanging scroll, ink on paper 161.8 x 43.8 cm. (63 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.) Signed by the artist:Bada Shanren Three seals of the artist:Ba Da Shan Ren, He Yuan, Ba Da Shan Ren Dated a summer's day, jimao year (1699) Six collectors' seals:Shi Lu Shou Cang Zhi Yin, Leng Yun Lou Zhu, Jiu Qi Shi Xin Shang, Ruan Shi Shou Cang Jin Shi Shu Hua Yin, Xue Qing Suo Bao, An Hua Tao Shi Jian Cang Shu Hua Yin
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