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Li Shan 1686-1762
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Li Shan
- EMPTY PAVILION AND SPARCE WILLOWS
- ink on paper, hanging scroll
signed Li Shan, dated the seventh year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), the eleventh lunar month, inscribed, with one seal of the artist, fu tang, with two collector's seals of Xiang Yuanbian (Qing dynasty), xiang zhi fang shen ding, xiao tian lai ge, and two collector's seals of Cheng Qi (1911-after 1988), ke an zhen shang, gu she cheng shi zhen cang
Provenance
China Guardian, Beijing, Classical Chinese Paintings, May 16, 2004, Lot 1498
Condition
-Overall in good condition
-Paper bears a tanned tone due to age
-Minor restorations on some parts of the painting
-Minor patches of light stain at the bottom of the painting
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Artist's inscription:
In memory of my past days receiving official orders at court, for twenty years I painted in color and never made landscapes.
In mid-winter of the seventh year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), I was sojourning in Wuling. Rain and snow mixed into sleet. By accident, with my cousin Tanzhaigong, I passed by the studio of elder Xicun, who produced some paper to request a landscape. Alas, he used me at my weakness, and I was just shameless about it! Li Shan.
In memory of my past days receiving official orders at court, for twenty years I painted in color and never made landscapes.
In mid-winter of the seventh year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), I was sojourning in Wuling. Rain and snow mixed into sleet. By accident, with my cousin Tanzhaigong, I passed by the studio of elder Xicun, who produced some paper to request a landscape. Alas, he used me at my weakness, and I was just shameless about it! Li Shan.