Live Auction 3363Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
ANONYMOUS (15TH-17TH CENTURY)
Lot 1049

ANONYMOUS (15TH-17TH CENTURY)

Confucius and His Seventy-Two Disciples

Closed25 November 2014

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HKD 500,000

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ANONYMOUS (15TH-17TH CENTURY)
Confucius and His Seventy-Two Disciples
Six collectors' seals on the scroll
Inscription before the scroll by Wang Qi'en (19th-20th century), signed with two seals
Colophons following the painting, one each by Hu Yigui and Chen Jirui
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
25 x 358 cm. (9 7/8 x 141 in.)
16th Century

Lot 509, 28 October 2002, One Man's Vision: Important Chinese Art from the Manno Art Museum, Christie's Hong Kong.

Specialist note

The handscroll was on loan for exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, from February 2007 to February 2009