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PAINTBRUSH BOX & INK BAI XUESHI (1915-2011):
UTENSILS WITH SCROLL LANDSCAPE WITH RIVER
PAINTING Watercolor on paper
Ink and watercolors on paper, silk, China, 1977
brocade mounting, ink sticks
China, Qing Dynasty Depiction of an idyllic
landscape with boats,
Two compartments inside. Partly fishermen and mountains.
gold-colored original ink utensils Seal xueshi changnian
with inscription (Yilin Zhen Shang) (long years of Xueshi) and
and numerous seals. Poem on the calligraphic inscription
box covers and scroll painting with upper left hand corner. The
fruits, chrysanthemums and a jug. inscription can be read as ‘In
In original wooden box. the spring of 1977 Xueshi
wrote at River Li’. The reverse
Shape: Scroll shaped box is marked with a stamp of
Dimensions: 77 x 22.5 x 5.5 CM ‘Rong Bao Zhai’ that once
(W x H x DM), Scroll painting 46 x sold the work and a label
22.5 CM identifying the painter ‘Bai
Condition: Traces of age and wear; Xueshi zuo’. Mount on paper
creases, minor tears and some loss and matted with silk brocade,
of material on the edge as well wooden handles. 67
as small water stains; mounting PAIR OF GOUACHE PAINTINGS, GENRE SCENES
element with bands on the upper Shape: Hanging scroll with Gouache on paper. Canton/China, Qing Dynasty
end of the mounting; some brocade mounting
damage to ink utensils Dimensions: 166 x 54 CM, Shape: Landscapes with figural staffage
Provenance: From a German picture 57 x 41 CM Dimensions: Sheet 43.5 x 52.5 CM each, natural wooden frames 56.5 x 64.5 CM each
private collection; inscription on Condition: Good condition Condition: Traces of worm holes, crease marks and tears along the edges; the margins
the wooden box: Dr. Hansen, with slight traces of wear; show water, color and time staining and the reverses have fox marks; frames only
Tsingtao 1901 and inventory some stains, as well as crease slightly worn
numbers folds are visible, the mount Provenance: From an Austrian private collection
has recently been fixed on
Estimate EUR 200,- the bottom and there are Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 100,- fine tears on the top by the Starting price EUR 200,-
hanging
Provenance: From a German
private collection

Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-

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CHANG XIAOBING: PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHIC SIGNS AN INK DRAWING DEPICTING ‘GUAN-YU’
Ink and colors on paper. China, 1991 Ink on paper
China, Qing Dynasty or earlier
This work by the Chinese artist Chang Xiaobing is a fine example of
contemporary Chinese painting. It shows a composition of diverse An ink drawing or sketch on paper depicting the
calligraphic characters in black and color on dark gray underground, Chinese general Guan-yu.
including a Buddhist poem. With red signature stamp at the bottom
center, and above signed and dated with pen. Shape: Rectangular
Dimensions: 34.5 x 24.5 CM
Shape: Painting Condition: Good condition, some wear and soiling,
Dimensions: SIZE with frame 101 x 101 CM possibly trimmed
Condition: Good condition with only minor signs of age; Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection
the frame shows slight signs of use as well acquired before 1930
Provenance: From a German private collection
Estimate EUR 100,-
Estimate EUR 200,- Starting price EUR 50,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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