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FANG JIEKAN (1901-1987), QIN GAN (1894-1984)
Lot 456 THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF YAN YUNTAI

FANG JIEKAN (1901-1987), QIN GAN (1894-1984)

PLUM BLOSSOMS, BIRDS ON BLOSSOMING BRANCHES

Closed16 September 2015

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FANG JIEKAN (1901-1987), QIN GAN (1894-1984)
PLUM BLOSSOMS, BIRDS ON BLOSSOMING BRANCHES
QIN GAN (1894-1984)
BIRDS ON BLOSSOMING BRANCHES
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated spring, dingsi year (1977)
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
29 x 15 ¾ in. (73.7 x 39.8 cm.)

FANG JIEKAN (1901-1987)
PLUM BLOSSOMS
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, dingsi year (1977)
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang and Li Huijun
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
29 ¼ x 15 ¾ in. (74.2 x 40 cm.)

Specialist note

This lot consists of two paintings.

Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, Qin Gan (1894-1984) was both an avid collector and a skilled landscape painter.

A native of Taishun, Zhejiang province, Fang Jiekan (1901-1987) was a painter, calligrapher, and seal engraver. He was the editor for the magazine of the National Palace Museum. He was a professor at Shanghai Meizhuan and the China Art School, as well as a member of the Department of Secondary Education and the National Exhibition Examination Committee.