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Zhao Shuru — Zhao Shuru, Grapes and Beetle; Calligraphy
Zhao Shuru

Zhao Shuru, Grapes and Beetle; Calligraphy

A folding fan work by Zhao Shuru combining painting and calligraphy, featuring grapes and a beetle in ink and color alongside accompanying ink calligraphy. The piece exemplifies the literati fan painting tradition.

Medium
ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, folding fan

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Chinese Paintings

April 7, 2023

Estimate: $30,000$60,000

Lot 3076

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Zhao Shuru, Zhao Shuru, Grapes and Beetle; Calligraphy

A folding fan work by Zhao Shuru combining painting and calligraphy, featuring grapes and a beetle in ink and color alongside accompanying ink calligraphy. The piece exemplifies the literati fan painting tradition.

Medium
ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, folding fan
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Grapes, Folding Fan, Calligraphy, Beetle, Zhao Shuru, Chinese Art, Ink And Color, Literati Painting

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