16th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A FAN-SHAPED PAINTING ALBUM WITH 101 DIFFERENT INSECTS, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY
二十世紀前半葉扇形冊頁《101只昆蟲》
Sold for €3,450
including Buyer's Premium
China. The bound book comprising twelve bi-fold panels showing approximately 101 insects naturalistically and neatly painted in ink and color on paper.
Provenance: From a New York private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some foxing, minimal soiling.
Dimensions: Size 32.8 x 19.8 cm
Expert’s note: The present lot probably served either as a painting manual, used by a student to practice, or as a workshop book, allowing a pupil to complete a work by his master as instructed. The absence of a signature or title – or any inscription as a matter of fact – indicates that this book was never intended to be sold. The quality and particularly the subject matter firmly place it in the circle of Qi Baishi (1863-1957), who taught himself how to paint using the famous Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden and often painted insects in his works. Many of his insects are, at the least, very similar to the ones found in the present book (see Figs. 1-3).
二十世紀前半葉扇形冊頁《101只昆蟲》
中國。這本裝訂的冊頁由十二個雙折板組成，展示了大約 101 只昆蟲，如蜻蜓、蜜蜂和螳螂等，造型簡單自然，生動有趣。
來源：紐約私人收藏
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，一些小修補和輕微污跡
尺寸：32.8 x 19.8 厘米
專家注釋：這套作品可能是作為繪畫手冊，供學生練習使用，或者作為工作坊書籍，讓學生按照老師的指示完成他的作品。 沒有簽名或標題，也沒有任何銘文，這説明這本冊頁從未打算出售。齊白石（1863-1957）曾經參照著名的《芥子園畫譜》自學繪畫，作品中經常出現昆蟲。他的許多昆蟲與本冊頁中的昆蟲非常相似（見圖 1-3）。
China. The bound book comprising twelve bi-fold panels showing approximately 101 insects naturalistically and neatly painted in ink and color on paper.
Provenance: From a New York private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some foxing, minimal soiling.
Dimensions: Size 32.8 x 19.8 cm
Expert’s note: The present lot probably served either as a painting manual, used by a student to practice, or as a workshop book, allowing a pupil to complete a work by his master as instructed. The absence of a signature or title – or any inscription as a matter of fact – indicates that this book was never intended to be sold. The quality and particularly the subject matter firmly place it in the circle of Qi Baishi (1863-1957), who taught himself how to paint using the famous Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden and often painted insects in his works. Many of his insects are, at the least, very similar to the ones found in the present book (see Figs. 1-3).
二十世紀前半葉扇形冊頁《101只昆蟲》
中國。這本裝訂的冊頁由十二個雙折板組成，展示了大約 101 只昆蟲，如蜻蜓、蜜蜂和螳螂等，造型簡單自然，生動有趣。
來源：紐約私人收藏
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，一些小修補和輕微污跡
尺寸：32.8 x 19.8 厘米
專家注釋：這套作品可能是作為繪畫手冊，供學生練習使用，或者作為工作坊書籍，讓學生按照老師的指示完成他的作品。 沒有簽名或標題，也沒有任何銘文，這説明這本冊頁從未打算出售。齊白石（1863-1957）曾經參照著名的《芥子園畫譜》自學繪畫，作品中經常出現昆蟲。他的許多昆蟲與本冊頁中的昆蟲非常相似（見圖 1-3）。
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