A LARGE DAOIST `WATER AND LAND RITUAL` SILK PAINTING

Lot 3086
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 500 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 3086 | A LARGE DAOIST 'WATER AND LAND RITUAL' SILK PAINTING
Estimate value
HKD 500 000 – 800 000
A LARGE DAOIST 'WATER AND LAND RITUAL' SILK PAINTING

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The painting is finely rendered with ink and colour on silk, colourfully depicting three main wrathful deities, each with a fierce expression holding their attributes. The scene is set amidst multi-coloured cloud scrolls.

73 3/4 in. x 42 1/2 in. (187.5 cm. x 108 cm.)





Provenance

Collection of Sophus Black (1882-1960) and his wife Minna née Dich (1884-1979), Denmark
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