A Large Korean Eight-Panel Painted Silk Figural Screen, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
191.8 cms x 327.7 cms (75.5 ins x 129 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Chinese Textiles & Other Asian Works of Art (4th session)" held on Thu, Oct 26, 2023.
Lot 347
Lot 347
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $61,250
Realised: CAD $61,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Vancouver, acquired in the 1980s
Notes:
The eight-panel screen painted on silk and mounted as a Japanese screen depicting Chinese figures practicing the scholarly arts including calligraphy, music, painting and poetry, all within a landscape containing a bamboo grove, pine trees, a mountainous landscape and waterfall, the upper left section with an essay written after the Chinese Song Dynasty poet and calligrapher Mifu (1051-1107).
Each image measures 55 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches.
Each panel measures 75 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1/2 inches.
Private Collection, Vancouver, acquired in the 1980s
Notes:
The eight-panel screen painted on silk and mounted as a Japanese screen depicting Chinese figures practicing the scholarly arts including calligraphy, music, painting and poetry, all within a landscape containing a bamboo grove, pine trees, a mountainous landscape and waterfall, the upper left section with an essay written after the Chinese Song Dynasty poet and calligrapher Mifu (1051-1107).
Each image measures 55 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches.
Each panel measures 75 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1/2 inches.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.