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                                                                       AN AlbuM WITh 11 deTAIled
                                                                       bIRd sTudIes, by cheN yuANZhANg,
                                                                       QINg dyNAsTy

                                                                       China, dated Jiaqing wu yin year (1818). Ink and color
                                                                       on silk. The colophon reads Xieshan hua pin with
                                                                       one seal. Signed Chen yuanzhang with three artist’s
                                                                       seals. Overall a highly detailed work with cranes,
                                                                       peacocks, herons, quails, sparrows, woodpeckers and
                                                                       other birds amid various trees, bamboo, flowers and
                                                                       rockwork.

                                                                        Provenance: The Chinese Art Gallery, Hong Kong. A
                                                                        private collector, by repute acquired from the above
                                                                        in 1967 and thence by descent within the same family.
                                                                        Old label from The Chinese Art Gallery to upper left of
                                                                        album front cover.
                                                                        condition: Some losses and creases, scattered
                                                                        wormholes, stains. The album mounting with tears,
                                                                        losses and extensive traces of use and wear.
                                                                       Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm (each leaf) and 36 x 27 cm
                                                                       (the album)
                                                                       Auction result comparison: Compare with an album of
                                                                       eight bird studies by the same artist sold at Xiling yinshe
                                                                       Auction, 21 Sep 2019, Hangzhou, China, in Classical
                                                                       Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, lot 594, sold for EUr
                                                                       €4,418 (CNY 34,500)

                                                                       花卉珍禽冊頁,11幅,陳元章,清代
                                                                       中國,嘉慶戊寅年(1818)。絹本設色。末頁落款“燮山畫品”
                                                                       一個印。陳元章落款及其三印。總體而言,冊頁裏詳盡描繪了仙
                                                                       鶴、孔雀,蒼鷺,鵪鶉,麻雀,啄木鳥和其他鳥類以及各種樹
                                                                       木、竹子、花卉和岩石。
                                                                       來源:香港中國藝術藝廊。一位私人藏家,據説1967年購於上述
                                                                       藝廊,家族傳承。冊頁上可見藝廊標簽。
                                                                       品相:一些缺損和摺痕,散佈蟲洞與污漬。冊頁裝幀上有水漬、
                                                                       缺損和廣泛的使用和磨損痕跡。
                                                                       尺寸:畫心分別爲25.5 x 20.5 厘米,冊頁36 x 27 厘米
                                                                       estimate euR 500,-
                                                                       Starting price EUr 250,-


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