Lot 114: Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) Peony

Est: $8,000 HKD - $12,000 HKDSold:

Bonhams Admiralty, Hong KongJuly 07, 2020

Item Overview

Description

Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908)
Peony
Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
Inscribed and signed yubi (by the Empress Dowager herself), and with four seals of the artist
Dated jiawu year (1894) of Emperor Guangxu's reign
Further inscribed and signed Zhu Yifan (1861-1937), with two seals of his
125.4 x 62.8cm (49⅜ x 24¾in)
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Artist or Maker

Yifan Zhu

Condition Report

The painting is in very good condition, except that the silk bears a light tanning tone due to age

Provenance

慈禧　折枝牡丹　設色絹本　立軸　一八九四年作

款識：
光緒甲午（1894）季春上澣御筆。

題識：
庭前芍藥妖無格，池上芙渠淨少情。唯有牡丹真國色，花開時節動京城。臣朱益藩敬書。

鈐印：翊祐傳昌、養太和、慈溪皇太后御覽之寶、大雅齋
（朱）內廷供奉、福田無量

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Auction Details

Fine Chinese Paintings

Bonhams

July 07, 2020, 11:00 AM HKT

One Pacific Place, Suite 2001 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 999077, HK

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