A PAINTING WITH "JIANG TAIGONG'S MEETING WITH KING WEN OF ZHOU AT THE WEI RIVER" AFTER WAN SHOUQI

Estimated Value:

800 € - 1.200 €

Schätzpreis:

4.500 €

Description:

China, Qing dynasty
42,5 x 93/ 183 cm
Ink, colors and gold on silk, mounted as a handscroll. In a blue-green mountainous landscape, Jiang Taigong (Jiang Ziya) fishing by the Wei River. King Wen of Zhou, accompanied by his guards, comes to visit him for advice. At the other shore, a pair of cranes resting on the rock under a large pine tree. Signed lower left: "Chen Wan Shouqi gong hui" (respectfully painted by Wan Shouqi) and two seals: "shou", "qi". Lower right a collector's seal unread. Title preface and colophon by Zheng Xianzhou, dated jihai. Title label inscribed "Yu Xue Lou cang" (Yu Xue Lou collection).
From a South German private collection, mostly acquired in Hong Kong and Jakarta in the 1960s/1970s - Partially slightly wear, minor restored

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