Chen Hongshou (1598-1652)

Lot 201
12.06.2023 09:30UTC +01:00
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Lot 201 | Chen Hongshou (1598-1652)
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Chen Hongshou (1598-1652) - China, 17th c. - Flowers of Different Trees, Bamboo, Orchids and a Lingzhi. Fan Mounted as Album Leaf, ink on gold paper. Signature by the artist: „Chen Hongshou.“ One seal of the artist: “Seal of Chen Hongshou” (Chen Hongshou yin). An array of flowering twigs of different trees is drawn in extraordinary fine ink lines and delicate ink lavis. The flowers are so neatly interwoven that it is sometimes hard to separate them. A twig with bamboo leaves, an orchid and a fungus of longevity (lingzhi) are mixed within them. - Old and important European private collection, assembled before 1930 and between 1950 and 1980This curious arrangement and the preference of unusual forms are a hint to the style of Chen Hongshou. He is mainly known as a figure painter but also did some paintings of flowers. In both genres he used grotesque and exaggerated forms to express his unhappiness with his life and the worldly affairs. He especially suffered under the fall of the Qing dynasty and the takeover of the land by the Manchus. This fan painting is of extraordinary fine quality and may be from his hand
17 x 49 cm
Blumen von verschiedenen Bäumen, Bambus, Orchideen und ein Lingzhi. Als Albumblatt montierter Fächer, Tusche auf Goldpapier. Signatur des Künstlers: "Chen Hongshou". Ein Siegel des Künstlers: "Siegel von Chen Hongshou" (Chen Hongshou yin). Eine Reihe von blühenden Zweigen verschiedener Bäume ist in außergewöhnlich feinen Tuschelinien und zarten Tuschelavis gezeichnet. Die Blumen sind so fein verwoben, dass es manchmal schwer ist, sie zu unterscheiden. Ein Zweig mit Bambusblättern, eine Orchidee und ein Pilz der Langlebigkeit (Lingzhi) sind darunter gemischt.
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