IN THE STLYE OF LI DI (act. ca. 1200)

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1.200 € - 1.800 €

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China, Qing dynasty
23 x 23 / 35 x 30,7 cm R.
Three Quails and Chrysanthemums. Round Fan Painting, framed under glass, ink and colors on silk. Signature: “Li Di”. One collector’s seal: “… bi wan”.
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 1960
Li Di was the leading master of bird and flower painting at the Painting Academy of the Southern Song dynasty. He served three emperors (Xiaozong, Guangzong and Ningzong, 1163-1224) as a court painter and was awarded with the golden girdle. From his work about half a dozen originals are preserved. Innumerable copies in his style are extant, like this round fan painted in a nice and detailed manner

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