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Unknown — Various Artists (Qing Dynasty), Various Subjects
Unknown

Various Artists (Qing Dynasty), Various Subjects

This album of thirteen fan leaves represents a collaborative effort by multiple Qing Dynasty artists working in traditional Chinese painting techniques across ink monochrome and polychrome compositions. The diverse subjects depicted across the fan shaped supports showcase the literati painting tradition, where scholars and artists explored varied themes ranging from landscapes to figure studies and botanical subjects. Such fan albums were highly valued as intimate, collectible works that demonstrated artistic refinement and served as vehicles for artistic exchange among educated circles during the Qing period.

Medium
ink on paper / ink and colour on paper, album of thirteen fan leaves

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Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

November 19, 2024

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 9076

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Unknown, Various Artists (Qing Dynasty), Various Subjects

This album of thirteen fan leaves represents a collaborative effort by multiple Qing Dynasty artists working in traditional Chinese painting techniques across ink monochrome and polychrome compositions. The diverse subjects depicted across the fan shaped supports showcase the literati painting tradition, where scholars and artists explored varied themes ranging from landscapes to figure studies and botanical subjects. Such fan albums were highly valued as intimate, collectible works that demonstrated artistic refinement and served as vehicles for artistic exchange among educated circles during the Qing period.

Medium
ink on paper / ink and colour on paper, album of thirteen fan leaves
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Scholarly painting style, 18th-19th Century, Chinese literati painting, Multiple Subjects, Chinese Artist, Traditional Chinese Art, Contemplative aesthetic, Diverse thematic content, Qing Dynasty, Ink and wash on paper

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art