拍品 2915
  • 2915

水松石山房主人

估價
30,000 - 50,000 HKD
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招標截止

描述

  • Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat
  • 冷眼觀塵諷世杖
  • 水墨紙本
    鏡框
  • 二〇一四年作
款識
款識資訊參照圖錄英文註釋
AK 14-22(左下)
鈐印
「水松石山房」, 「如如居士」,「攜杖老人」。

Condition

Overall in good condition
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

Inscription:
One of my reclusive friends was an enigma.  A realized man, his exchanges with companions seemed, on the surface, entirely dyspeptic and unenlightened.  He seemed to have a negative comment about everything.  But to know him was to understand that his negativity was always aimed at prompting recognition of irony and being entertaining.  There was always an amusing, often enlightening twist to his apparent complaints that cancelled out the negativity and made it positive.  I came to realize that he parodied the common, dusty-world, moaning official or merchant who focused only on himself and always on the negative, without humourous intent.  So when I decided to invite him to spend a few months with me in my retreat in the mountains of  Fujian, I carved for him a wish fulfilling  sceptre the head of which snarled at all who held it.  It turned out to be very adept at giving rise to entertaining stories and jokes at any gathering.
Inscribed by the Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat  2014.