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Lot 92

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Scholar in Winter Scene

Closed20 March 2018

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Scholar in Winter Scene
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
16 ½ x 8 ¼ in. (42 x 21 cm.)
With no signature or seals

The Collection of Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, acquired in China between 1911-1936, thus by descent through the family.

Specialist note

As Allison Stilwell Cameron relates in her essay in Chinese Painting Techniques, Pu Ru often made and gave to her unsigned paintings for her to study and copy. Based on this practice and this painting’s style, it is possible that it was painted by Pu Ru.