30th Sep, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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‘LADIES AND QIN ON A SUMMER DAY’ BY HU XIGUI, DATED 1881
胡錫珪款《仕女圖》，1881年
Sold for €975
including Buyer's Premium
China. Ink and watercolor on paper, with a silk brocade mounting. Depicting a lady dressed in multiple colorful layers, looking back to her attendant who is carrying a qin, set in a garden scene with rockwork, trees, and bamboo.
Inscriptions: Upper right inscribed with extracts of two poems, dated ‘on a summer day in the year of Xinsi’, signed ‘by Sanqiao Hu Xigui’ (1881), one seal, ‘Sanqiao’.
Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little foxing, a minuscule tear.
Dimensions: Image size 93 x 41.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 196.5 x 56.6 cm
Hu Xigui (1839-1883), also known as Sanqiao, was a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He learned to paint at an early age and integrated the methods of various schools of thought. Hu Xigui is famous for his unmatched vivid brushwork. Apart from painting, Xigui also excelled in singing, poetry, and calligraphy.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 05 April 2009, lot 285
Price: HKD 137,500 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Hu Xigui 1839-1883, Lady holding a book
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2012, lot 673
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Hu Xigui 1839-1883, Woman leaning on a window
胡錫珪款《仕女圖》，1881年
中國，紙本設色，掛軸。精美繪製園中仕女，回望她的携琴侍女。景色清新幽靜。筆墨運用結合勾勒與沒骨，敷色潔雅，線條柔和流暢，清逸秀美。
款識：別殿紅綃女，無風亦自涼。欄邊是湖水，夜夜宿鴛鴦。不道春來添幾線，日長只與睡相宜。辛巳夏日三橋胡錫珪
鈴印：三橋
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損、褐變，輕微撕裂。
尺寸：畫面93 x 41.5 厘米，總196.5 x 56.6 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2009年4月5日，lot 285
價格：HKD 137,500（相當於今日EUR 24,500）
描述：胡錫珪《仕女圖》
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2012年3月22日，lot 673
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,800）
描述：胡錫珪《仕女倚窗圖》
China. Ink and watercolor on paper, with a silk brocade mounting. Depicting a lady dressed in multiple colorful layers, looking back to her attendant who is carrying a qin, set in a garden scene with rockwork, trees, and bamboo.
Inscriptions: Upper right inscribed with extracts of two poems, dated ‘on a summer day in the year of Xinsi’, signed ‘by Sanqiao Hu Xigui’ (1881), one seal, ‘Sanqiao’.
Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little foxing, a minuscule tear.
Dimensions: Image size 93 x 41.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 196.5 x 56.6 cm
Hu Xigui (1839-1883), also known as Sanqiao, was a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He learned to paint at an early age and integrated the methods of various schools of thought. Hu Xigui is famous for his unmatched vivid brushwork. Apart from painting, Xigui also excelled in singing, poetry, and calligraphy.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 05 April 2009, lot 285
Price: HKD 137,500 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Hu Xigui 1839-1883, Lady holding a book
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2012, lot 673
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Hu Xigui 1839-1883, Woman leaning on a window
胡錫珪款《仕女圖》，1881年
中國，紙本設色，掛軸。精美繪製園中仕女，回望她的携琴侍女。景色清新幽靜。筆墨運用結合勾勒與沒骨，敷色潔雅，線條柔和流暢，清逸秀美。
款識：別殿紅綃女，無風亦自涼。欄邊是湖水，夜夜宿鴛鴦。不道春來添幾線，日長只與睡相宜。辛巳夏日三橋胡錫珪
鈴印：三橋
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損、褐變，輕微撕裂。
尺寸：畫面93 x 41.5 厘米，總196.5 x 56.6 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2009年4月5日，lot 285
價格：HKD 137,500（相當於今日EUR 24,500）
描述：胡錫珪《仕女圖》
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2012年3月22日，lot 673
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,800）
描述：胡錫珪《仕女倚窗圖》
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