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Lot 250
XU YAN (1866-1954)
Estimated Value:
900 € - 1.500 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, dated 1910je ca. 133 x 32,5 cm
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink and colors on paper, depcting two scenes from the famous stories of the Jin dynasty: Xie An enjoys the winter snow with his nephews; Shi Chong and Wang Kai fight for wealth. Each painting with a long inscription to the story, dated gengxu year [1910], signed 'in the style of Laolian Jushi (Chen Hongshou, 1599-1652) ... Ziwei Shanren Xu Yan' and "Jianshi", artist's seals: "Jianshi" and "Xu Yan hua yin".
From a North German private collection, acquired before 2000. Export wax seal from the 1950s attached
Xu Yan with courtesy names Jianshi and Yiwei Shanren, comes from Haining of Zhejiang Province, belongs to the Shanghai School and is particularly well-known for his figure painting - Minor damages due to age
