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           A RARE SUZHOU PRINT                               This print depicts the famous island of Jinshan, a small island on the
           Wang Xin, 17th/18th Century                       Bay of Hangzhou, famous for its Buddhist temple. The rugged island
           Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, titled Jinshan Xinjian   and temple--situated a 100 kilometers southeast of Suzhou--was a
           Shengjing and with a printer’s mark in the lower left Gusu Wang   popular subject in Chinese painting and was even depicted by the
           Xin fahao faxing.                                 Japanese artist Kano Sanraku in 1630. Here the printmaker places the
           14 x 21 1/4in (35.5 x 54cm)                       temple at the center of the composition, where it is surrounded by a
                                                             whorl of activity.

           $12,000 - 18,000                                  A twin of this print was sold 5 December 2019 at Van Ham Art
                                                             Auctions, lot 2053.
           姑蘇版套色木版畫《金山新建勝景》 十七/十八世紀

           Provenance
           Acquired in Europe, 1980’s, thereafter by descent

           來源
           20世紀80年代購於歐洲,後由家族成員繼承
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