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ANONYMOUS (14TH - 15TH CENTURY)
Children Playing under Willow
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
162.5 x 77cm. (64 x 30 º in.)
Signed with a monogram
Two collector’s seals of Zhuang Yan (1899-1980)
Frontispiece by Zhuang Yan, signed with two seals
NOTE:
Zhou Fang of the Tang dynasty was well-known for depicting court ladies in round figures
and rich colours. Zhou Wenju of the early Song dynasty followed suit, featuring them
accompanied by their children and servants. The ‘mother and children’ and ‘children playing’
portraits executed by Su Hanchen of the Northern Song dynasty were famous for their
vivid style. From the Yuan dynasty onwards, painting for the rich and famous had become a
lucrative business and even scholars joined the league. These paintings were usually unsigned.
Children Playing under Willow captures the loving care of a well-to-do mother towards her
children, with the willow and peach blossom in the background and some peonies in the
foreground. The brushstrokes are fine and elaborate in delineating everything from the inlaid
of the chair to the headdress of the mother, echoing the social status of this household.
HK$700,000-900,000 US$91,000-120,000

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