ID 1343906
Lot 777 | FU BAOSHI (1904-1965)
Estimate value
HKD 1 800 000 – 2 800 000
Reciting Poetry by the Willow Bank
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
47.7 x 49 cm. (18 ¾ x 19 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, guiwei year (1943)
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal
Dedicated to Madam Huiru (Shum Wai Yu)
NOTE:
According to the note affixed at the back of the painting, the painting previously belonged to Ms Shum Wai Yu in Palo Alto, California, USA.
Provenance
Previously from a private American collection.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 11 October 2021, Lot 3148.
| Artist: | Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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