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Lot 751: WEN JIA 1501-1583

Est: $80,000 USD - $120,000 USDSold:
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USMarch 22, 2012

Item Overview

Description

FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 746-757)
BIDDING FAREWELL TO MAO CHUNJIA
signed Xiucheng, dated xinchou, (1541), sixth lunar month, and with two seals of the artist, wen jia zhi yin, wen shi xiu cheng. With an attached colophon by the artist, signed Maoyuan Wen Jia, dated xinchou of the Jiajing reign (1541), sixth lunar month. Colophon on the mounting border by Wang Duo (1592-1652), with one seal of the calligrapher, wang duo zhi yin. Four collectors' seals.
ink on paper, handscroll
26 by 146.7 cm. 10 1/4 by 57 3/4 in.

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings from the Yuzhai (Jade Studio) Collection, December 5, 1985, lot 5

Auction Details

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

by
Sotheby's
March 22, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US