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A PAINTING DEPICTING SCHOLARS, LIU SONGNIAN
(1155-1218)
Ink and color on silk, later mounted in a paper folder,
partly with gold-splashed paper
China, possibly Song dynasty, but maybe a Qing dynasty
copy

Fine painted landscape scene depicting the bank of a
river with tall trees and gentle rocks. Two scholars are
gathering in a pavilion-like boat, attended by various
servants. From the right, a third scholar is approaching
with a horse and his entourage. Signed on the lower
right side Liu Songnian. Two collector seals in the lower
right corner.

Shape: Rectangular, almost square-cut shape
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A SIGNED 17 CENTURY SILK SCROLL PAINTING ‘MAGPIES (paper folder)
AND QUAILS’ Condition: Age-related condition, minor wear and
Ink and color on silk, mounted on fabric coated paper, brocade losses in the material, on the right a small restored crack
borders and scroll end-pieces Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled
China, 17 century in the 1930s to early 1950s
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At the lower end of this fine 17 century silk painting is a pair of 㶭ẋầ⬳桐㟤㯜⡐姕刚Ⅎ枩˪㜿攻ẹㅑ˫
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quails with irises in the foreground. The central pat is taken up by a ⑩䚠冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎炻庽⽖䢐㎵␴㛸㕁㎵⣙炻⎛怲㚱ᶨᾳ
rock that is overgrown by peonies and in this area turquoise-blue dew ᾖ⽑忶
drops are freely incorporated in the image. At the upper part a pair of 䘬塪䷓
magpies can be seen amidst a fruit-laden tree with red berries. ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷

Signed on the left side with two artist seals. Backside bearing a Estimate EUR 300,-
collector seal and the inscription (= translated from German) ‘Lychee Starting price EUR 150,-
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and birds, 17 century’ as well as other collector codes.
‘Two magpies’ is pronounced in the same way as ‘double happiness’ 80
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so a painting of two magpies was a metaphor for double happiness A SIGNED 18 CENTURY SILK SCROLL PAINTING
and was often given as a way of expressing congratulations ‘ORIOLES AMIDST PEONIES AND PRUNUS’
particularly for a wedding. The quail is also a symbol for peace and Ink and color on silk, mounted on fabric coated paper,
harmony between generations living together. wooden scroll handles
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China, 18 century
Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 215 x 55 cm (total size), 115 x 39,5 (size of the painting) Fine depiction of a pair of oriole birds, one seated on a
Condition: Painting with tears, creases, minor material loss, small blossoming prunus tree and watching the other which
holes as well as touch ups, mounting shows tears and creases as well is captured in elegant flight with spread wings. Light
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s pink peony blossoms are reaching into the imagery
to early 1950s from the left.

⋩ᶫᶾ䲨˪╄洚洒洱˫ Signed on the left side in very neat Chinese calligraphy
䴡㛔姕刚炻䳁㛔墅墙炻拎䶆怲䶋 ‘Shiqiao Cheng Buxun xie’ and stamped with two
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ᶫᶾ䲨 artist seals. Backside bearing a collector seal and
the inscription (= translated from German) ‘Flower
⛐忁ⷭ⋩ᶫᶾ䲨䴡㛔姕刚䔓ᶳ悐⎗夳ᶨ⮵洒洱ˤ䔓朊㬋ᷕ㗗`Ⱉẍ⍲ branches and birds – Qianlong period’ as well as other
䵈叱䈉ᷡ剙⎊ˤ䔓朊ᶲ㕡㗗ᶨ㟒㊪叿䲭刚㻧㝄䘬㝄㧡炻㧡ᶲ㞾〗叿ᶨ collector codes.
⮵╄洚ˤ
In Chinese tradition the oriole is the bird of joy and music.
䔓朊ⶎ“㚱ℑᾳ啷⭞懜⌘ˤ側朊㚱㓞啷⌘ẍ⍲Ⱦ勼㝅沍⋩ᶫᶾ䲨”⫿㧋
ẍ⍲℞Ṿ啷⭞䶐䡤ˤ Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 222 x 59 cm (total size), 84 x 45 (size of
“ℑ晣╄洚”䘬䘤枛㕡⺷冯“暁╄”䚠⎴炻㇨ẍ忁㗗䈡⇍䁢⨂䥖堐忼䤅䤷 the painting)
䘬ᶨ䧖㕡⺷ˤ 洒洱ḇ㗗ᶨ⭞Ṣ␴䜎䚠嗽䘬尉⽝ˤ Condition: Painting with tears and small holes as
well as touch ups, mounting shows tears and minor
攟㕡⼊炻䩳庠 material loss as well
⯢⮠烉215 x 55 cm (⏓墅墙), 115 x 39,5 cm (䔓朊) Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled
⑩䚠冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎炻㚱㯜嶉ˣ庽⽖㛸㕁仢⣙ˣ墅墙悐↮㚱檮㔋 in the 1930s to early 1950s
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ
⋩ℓᶾ䲨䦳㬍ⱳ㫦䴡㛔姕刚˪╄ᶲ䚱㡊˫
Estimate EUR 500,- 䔓朊㚱㯜嶉␴庽⽖㛸㕁㎵⣙
Starting price EUR 250,- ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ

Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-

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