Lot 1110
"Returning from Pasture by the Spring Stream", China
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Ink and colours on paper. Inscribed to the right edge of the composition, probably "Chunxi guimu tu / Maoyuan Wen Jia", naming the painter Wen Jia (1501–1583), autograph status not confirmed. Beneath, two square seals in red seal paste, not securely legible. A further red seal to the lower left of the composition, not securely legible. River landscape with a willow to the left foreground, a water buffalo with a boy seated on its back and a second figure at the tether in the middle distance. Regular horizontal and vertical fold lines throughout the composition. Even browning of the paper. Isolated dark inclusions to the upper left quadrant. Edges of the sheet and reverse not accessible owing to the mount and frame. Visible dimensions 29.8 × 33.5 cm, frame 47 × 52 cm.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?