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Lot *238

GUAN NIANCI (DIED 1909)

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Schätzpreis:

2.400 €

Description:

China, late Qing dynasty
97.5 x 50,5 cm
Seven Children playing in a room at New Year. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper. Inscription and Signature by the artist: "Hengshan Qiaoke Qu'an Guan Nianci". Two seals of the artist: "Nianci", "Sihua Cizhe". Antique Shop sticker.
From an old Swiss private collection, acquired between 1970 and 1998 - Few slight creases, a minor crack, few damages due to age, partial restorations
Guan Nianci (?-1909), style name Qu'an and Hengshan Qiaoke, was a native from Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. During the Guangxu period he worked in the Ruyi Guan studio at the imperial court and excelled in landscape and figure painting