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Lot 195

IN THE STYLE OF MA SHOUZHEN (1548-1604)

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

9.065 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, ca. 17th/18th c.
Bildmaß 26 x 121 cm
Bamboo, Lingzhi Mushroom, Magnolia, Orchis and Pine. Handscroll, ink on paper. Signature by the artist: “Lingzhi, orchis, magnolia and pine. In the Chrysanthemum (ninth) month of the jiawu year (1594) painted by Ma Xiang”. One seal of the artist: “Xuanxuanzi”. Three inscriptions with seals by connoisseurs. Two collectors’ seals.
Old and important European private collection, assembled before 1930 and between 1950 and 1980 - Slight trace of age, minor creases
Ma Shouzhen, also known as Ma Xiang, style name Xuanxuanzi, was a woman painter from Nanking in Jiangsu province. She specialized in painting orchids and bamboo and was also a poet