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WEN JIA (1501-1583)

Lot 115
27.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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HKD 982 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1343664
Lot 115 | WEN JIA (1501-1583)
Estimate value
HKD 280 000 – 380 000
WEN JIA (1501-1583)
Pavilion amidst Solitary Clouds
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
56 x 27.8 cm. (22 x 11 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with one seal of the artist
Two collector’s seals




Literature

Lok Tsai Hsien Collection of Chinese Paintings: Volume One Ming Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1967, pl.8.
Kei Suzuki ed., Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings Vol. 2 Southeast Asian and European Collections, University of Tokyo Press, July 1982 1st ed.; March 2013 2nd ed., pp. II-103, II-331, pl. S13-001.
In Pursuit of Antiquities: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 2001, p.122, pl.33.
The Radiant Ming 1368-1644 through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong Museum of History, 2015, p.123, pl.89.
Honouring Tradition and Heritage: Min Chiu Society at Sixty Volume II, Min Chiu Society, December 2020, pp.20-21, pl.210.
From Protégé to Master - The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong, Christie’s Hong Kong, May 2024, pp. 50-51.



Exhibited

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, In Pursuit of Antiquities: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, 6 July – 26 August 2001.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of History, The Radiant Ming 1368-1644 through the Min Chiu Society Collection, 16 December 2015 – 11 April 2016.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Honouring Tradition and Heritage: Min Chiu Society at Sixty, 18 December 2020 – 28 April 2021.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, From Protégé to Master – The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong, 25 – 30 May 2024.
Art style:Classicism
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
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