Ma Quan (18th century)

signed Jiangxiang nüshi Ma Quan, with two seals of the artist, ma quan shi (6), zi yue xiang jiang (7). Titlepage by Dai Guocai, with one seal, guo cai

The Estate of K.C. Tai

-Overall in good condition except that the silk bears a tanned tone due to age -Considerable minor patches of light color stain can be found, more on some leaves than others -Minor color fading on some parts of the painting, especially the white color
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Born in 1917, Guangdong, Kwok-Choi (K.C.) Tai was the son of a venerated late Qing scholar and third ranked official. After studying Chinese literature and psychology at Sun Yatsen University during WWII, he taught at the College of Education, Hong Kong until immigrating to North America in the early 1990s. Most of his collection was acquired between the 1950s and 1980s.