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AFTER QIU YING (C 1494-1551/1552) Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994)
Peach Blossom Spring, 18th/19th Century
Horizontal handscroll, ink and mineral pigments on silk, bearing 來源
a spurious signature of Qiu Ying, followed by three seals, with a Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994)
fourth seal in the lower right corner.
12 1/4 x 124in (31 x 315cm) This handscroll was a gift to Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994) from Helen
Parkhurst (1886-1973) in the 1940s, who said that she obtained it
$3,000 - 5,000 in China. Ms. Parkhurst was an influential educator, who for a time
supervised all Montessori Schools in the US and founded the Dalton
School. Ms. Novotna, born in Prague, was an opera star and actress
仿仇英 青綠山水人物圖 設色絹本 手卷 十八/十九世紀 who performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Ms. Parkhurst
gave the painting to Ms. Novotna in recognition of and thanks for
her contributions to the cultural world and peace through music. The
painting has remained is Ms. Novotna’s family ever since.
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