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Hua Yan 1682-1762 — Squirrel 松鼠
Hua Yan 1682-1762

Squirrel 松鼠

A delicate hanging scroll depicting a squirrel, rendered in ink and color on silk by the accomplished Qing dynasty artist Hua Yan. The composition captures the naturalistic detail characteristic of eighteenth-century bird-and-animal painting.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

October 12, 2021

Estimate: $1,500,000$2,500,000

Lot 2536

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Hua Yan 1682-1762, Squirrel 松鼠

A delicate hanging scroll depicting a squirrel, rendered in ink and color on silk by the accomplished Qing dynasty artist Hua Yan. The composition captures the naturalistic detail characteristic of eighteenth-century bird-and-animal painting.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Hanging Scroll, Silk, Qing Dynasty, Animal Painting, Nature, Squirrel, Ink And Color