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胡錫珪 1839-1883 — Hu Xigui, Lady Appreciating Flowers
胡錫珪 1839-1883

Hu Xigui, Lady Appreciating Flowers

This hanging scroll by Hu Xigui depicts an elegant woman in a garden setting, surrounded by blooming flowers that showcase the artist's delicate brushwork in rendering botanical forms. The composition demonstrates characteristic features of 19th century Chinese literati painting, combining careful observation of nature with refined aesthetic sensibility through the interplay of ink washes and mineral pigments on paper. The work exemplifies the genre of figure painting popular among educated artists of the Qing dynasty, capturing a moment of refined leisure and appreciation of natural beauty.

Medium
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

November 19, 2024

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 9084

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胡錫珪 1839-1883, Hu Xigui, Lady Appreciating Flowers

This hanging scroll by Hu Xigui depicts an elegant woman in a garden setting, surrounded by blooming flowers that showcase the artist's delicate brushwork in rendering botanical forms. The composition demonstrates characteristic features of 19th century Chinese literati painting, combining careful observation of nature with refined aesthetic sensibility through the interplay of ink washes and mineral pigments on paper. The work exemplifies the genre of figure painting popular among educated artists of the Qing dynasty, capturing a moment of refined leisure and appreciation of natural beauty.

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

Related themes

Ink and color on silk, Flower appreciation, 19th Century, Chinese Artist, Elegant Mood, Vertical scroll format, Refined aesthetic, Qing Dynasty painting, Female Portrait, Literati Painting