Lot 619
  • 619

Shui Mei (Shuai Mei)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Shui Mei (Shuai Mei)
  • Playing Chess
  • egg tempera on canvas
signed in Chinese and dated 98.10; Schoeni Art Gallery label affixed to the reverse

Provenance

Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Private European Collection

Exhibited

Hong Kong, Schoeni Art Gallery, Shangri-la: Garden of Dreams - Paintings by Shui Mei, March 8 - April 4, 2001

Literature

Shangri-la: Garden of Dreams - Paintings by Shui Mei, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 12 - 13, illustrated in colour

Condition

This work is overall in very good condition. There is a minor stroke at 5 cm down from the top border, 23 cm right to the left border. There is another minor stroke at 5 cm down from the top border, 2 cm right to the left border. There is no evidence of restoration under UV light. This work is not examined out of frame.
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