Lot 89
  • 89

HONG REN (1610-1664) TREES BY THE MOUNTAIN STREAM

Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

ink on paper, hanging scroll



Signed Hong Ren, dated xinchou year, 1661, inscribed, and three seals of the artist

Literature

Cheng TeK'un, Twenty Ming I-min Painters in the Mu-fei Collection, Hong Kong, 1976, no.12a, pl.17

Condition

- Fair condition for age. - Scattered areas of light restoration. - Colour of the painting of a slightly cooler greyish tone than in the illustration.
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