Yan Fu

Lot 3733: LETTERS

Name: LETTERS
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 674444d9cb

Est: $3,000 USD - $5,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USMarch 17, 2015

Item Overview

Description

YAN FU (1854-1921) LETTERS Pair of scrolls, mounted as an album leaf, ink on paper Inscribed and signed by the artist Each scroll: 8 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (22.5 x 12.5 cm.)

Dimensions

22.5 x 12.5 cm.

Artist or Maker

Yan Fu

Notes

Yan Fu (1854-1921), whose original name was Zongguang and pseudonym was Youling, was from Fujian, graduated from the British Royal Navy Academy, and became president of Fudan University in Shanghai. He was an influential ideologist, translator, and educator.

Auction Details

Fine Chinese Paintings

Christie's

March 17, 2015, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US

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