Landscapes

Name: CHEN ZIQING (1811-1889)
Brand: Landscapes
Price: 32000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised HKD 40,320

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Closed: 2 Mar 2022

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CHEN ZIQING (1811-1889)

Landscapes

Price Realised HKD 40,320

Closed: 2 Mar 2022

Price Realised HKD 40,320

Closed: 2 Mar 2022

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CHEN ZIQING (1811-1889)
Landscapes
A set of four hanging scrolls, ink and colour on paper
Each scroll measures 226 x 58.7 cm. (89 x 23 ¹⁄₈ in.)
Each scroll inscribed and signed, with a total of eight seals of the artist
Dated autumn, guiyou year (1873)
Eight collectors' seals, including four of Au Chun-hung's
Titleslips on each scroll by Luo Shuzhong (1898-1969)

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Lot Essay

Chen Ziqing, alternatively known as Jiyu, Yuhu, Huyin, Yishan and Zheng Zhen Zi, was born in Shunde, Guangdong. He later moved to the present-day Zhongshan, Guangdong. In 1846, he was awarded First-Degree Scholars in the Imperial Examination. He was good at composing poems and painting landscapes.

Au Chun-hung (1917-1994) was a famous collector of calligraphy and painting in Hong Kong. His studio name is "Xiongzhai". Au had a strong interest in Chinese painting and calligraphy, and knew many artists directly and acquired many important paintings from them.