Sale 2386
Hong Kong
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26 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 1,687,500
Estimate
SHEN ZHOU (1427-1509) Lily Handscroll, ink on paper 28.5 x 112 cm. (11 1/4 x 44 in.) Inscribed and signed by the artist : Shen Zhou Three seals of the artist: Qi Nan, Shi Tian (two times) Frontispiece by Chen Rong (1876-1955) signed with one seal: Ling Nan Chen Rong. Titleship by Chen Deda, signed Colophons by Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), Wu Yi, Wu Guan, Xu Zhenqing, Sheng Fu, Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Wang Wei, Gu Kexue and Huang Wengen Two collector's seals: Wen Gen Shen Ding, Huang Shi Huai Xuan Tang Cang
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