Lot 1682
Lot 1682
Barren Tree

HU GONGSHOU (1823-1886)

Estimate
HKD 20,000 - HKD 40,000
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Barren Tree

HU GONGSHOU (1823-1886)

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HU GONGSHOU (1823-1886)
Barren Tree
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on satin
131.5 x 38.5 cm. (51 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated summer, jimao year (1879) of the Guanxu period

SPECIALIST'S NOTES
Hu Gongshou (1823-1886), named Hu Yuan, was a native of Shanghai. He was good at poetry, painting and calligraphy. His painting is elegant and he was fond of painting plum blossom.
-- Excerpt from Dictionary of Chinese Artists Names, p.630.
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