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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‘MAGU’ BY XIE ZHIGUANG, DATED 1943
謝之光款《美人圖》，1943年
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
China. Ink and watercolors on paper. Depicting Magu holding a ruyi scepter in her hands, dressed in flowing robes with a billowing scarf, the hair tied in the back and decorated with a peony and chrysanthemums, further with a poetic inscription.
Inscriptions: Upper right, a poem by the Qing dynasty poet Gong Zizhen, signed ‘Xie Zhiguang from Yuyao’, dated ‘two days after the flower festival in the year of Guiwei’ (corresponding to 1943), two seals, ‘Xie’ and ‘Zhiguang’
Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and only little creasing.
Dimensions: Size 33 x 14.5 cm
Xie Zhiguang (1900-1976) was one of the most accomplished painters of Shanghai in the early 20th century. Aside from creating images of beauties, flowers, and landscapes for the theater, Xie also painted in the classical manner and taught at the Shanghai Painting Academy.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 November 2013, lot 1295
Price: HKD 112,500 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Xie Zhiguang (1900-1976), Lady Playing Qin
Expert remark: Note the size (87.5 x 32 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 28 June 2016, lot 8279
Price: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 7,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Attributed to Xie Zhiguang (1899-1976), Magu with Crane
Expert remark: Note the size (109.2 x 39.4cm)
謝之光款《美人圖》，1943年
中國，紙本設色。工筆描繪美人手持如意，身著飄逸的衣裙，身披飄帶，頭髮高束成髻，飾以牡丹和菊花。
款識：美人清妙遺九州，獨居雲外之高樓。春來不學空房怨，但折梨花照暮愁。癸未二月花朝後二日餘姚謝之光畫。
鈴印：謝，之光
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，磨損很小，輕微摺痕。
尺寸：33 x 14.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2013年11月26日，lot 1295
價格：HKD 112,500（相當於今日EUR 17,500）
描述：謝之光《美人彈琵琶圖》
專家評論：請注意尺寸(87.5 x 32 厘米) 。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯， 2016年6月28日，lot 8279
價格：USD 6,000（相當於今日EUR 7,200）
描述：謝之光款《麻姑仙鶴圖》
專家評論：請注意尺寸(109.2 x 39.4厘米)。
China. Ink and watercolors on paper. Depicting Magu holding a ruyi scepter in her hands, dressed in flowing robes with a billowing scarf, the hair tied in the back and decorated with a peony and chrysanthemums, further with a poetic inscription.
Inscriptions: Upper right, a poem by the Qing dynasty poet Gong Zizhen, signed ‘Xie Zhiguang from Yuyao’, dated ‘two days after the flower festival in the year of Guiwei’ (corresponding to 1943), two seals, ‘Xie’ and ‘Zhiguang’
Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and only little creasing.
Dimensions: Size 33 x 14.5 cm
Xie Zhiguang (1900-1976) was one of the most accomplished painters of Shanghai in the early 20th century. Aside from creating images of beauties, flowers, and landscapes for the theater, Xie also painted in the classical manner and taught at the Shanghai Painting Academy.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 November 2013, lot 1295
Price: HKD 112,500 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Xie Zhiguang (1900-1976), Lady Playing Qin
Expert remark: Note the size (87.5 x 32 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 28 June 2016, lot 8279
Price: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 7,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Attributed to Xie Zhiguang (1899-1976), Magu with Crane
Expert remark: Note the size (109.2 x 39.4cm)
謝之光款《美人圖》，1943年
中國，紙本設色。工筆描繪美人手持如意，身著飄逸的衣裙，身披飄帶，頭髮高束成髻，飾以牡丹和菊花。
款識：美人清妙遺九州，獨居雲外之高樓。春來不學空房怨，但折梨花照暮愁。癸未二月花朝後二日餘姚謝之光畫。
鈴印：謝，之光
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，磨損很小，輕微摺痕。
尺寸：33 x 14.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2013年11月26日，lot 1295
價格：HKD 112,500（相當於今日EUR 17,500）
描述：謝之光《美人彈琵琶圖》
專家評論：請注意尺寸(87.5 x 32 厘米) 。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯， 2016年6月28日，lot 8279
價格：USD 6,000（相當於今日EUR 7,200）
描述：謝之光款《麻姑仙鶴圖》
專家評論：請注意尺寸(109.2 x 39.4厘米)。
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