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A scroll painting with ox motif — 南宋 傳玉澗《牧牛圖》軸 水墨絹本

A scroll painting with ox motif

南宋 傳玉澗《牧牛圖》軸 水墨絹本

This Southern Song period hanging scroll attributed to Yu Jian depicts an ox herding scene (牧牛圖) in ink on silk. The work includes an accompanying letter by Sen no Rikyū and is housed in traditional Japanese wood boxes.

Medium
ink on silk, hanging scroll, together with a letter by Sen no Rikyū, by repute, Japanese wood boxes

🔨 Auction Lot

Monochrome III

April 22, 2021

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 21

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A scroll painting with ox motif, 南宋 傳玉澗《牧牛圖》軸 水墨絹本

This Southern Song period hanging scroll attributed to Yu Jian depicts an ox herding scene (牧牛圖) in ink on silk. The work includes an accompanying letter by Sen no Rikyū and is housed in traditional Japanese wood boxes.

Medium
ink on silk, hanging scroll, together with a letter by Sen no Rikyū, by repute, Japanese wood boxes
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Monochrome, Ink On Silk, Animal, Serene, Classical, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Ox, East Asian, Chinese