Lot 811: Ten-panel Folding Screen (Songhakdo), Korea, 1907, Yang Gihun (1843-after 1919), depicting five cranes with pine and bamboo trees, insc

Est: $6,000 USD - $8,000 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USApril 27, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Ten-panel Folding Screen (Songhakdo), Korea, 1907, Yang Gihun (1843-after 1919), depicting five cranes with pine and bamboo trees, inscribed with a couplet by Shi Yannian (994-1041), a poet from the Northern Song Dynasty, signed "Seok-yeon No-eo" with three seals, each panel 78 3/8 x 12 7/8, painting 50 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.

Provenance: 1966, gifted to Don H. Miller (d. 1969), then the President of the Skelly Oil Company (now Getty Oil), by Mr. Kim Jonghui (1922-1981, aka Dynamite Kim), the founder of the present Hanwha Group; 2007, sold by the estate of Mrs. Miller (d. 2006) to Maurice Powell, a dealer in Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2008, sold to the present owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Note: Available is a letter regarding the screen from Mrs. Dynamite Kim (signed "C.H. Kim") to Mrs. Miller. It is dated on May 31, 1966, with its envelope stamped in Korea on June 1, 1966, and postmarked in the U.S. on June 6, 1966.

Artist or Maker

Gihun Yang

Condition Report

traces of old repairs; multiple small tears on paper and the back; paper deterioration in progress.

The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Auction Details

Asian Works of Art

Skinner

April 27, 2014, 11:00 AM EST

The Heritage on the Garden 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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