Fine Asian Art & Antiques Saturday, September 21st
The dedication in these paintings refers to Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shek’s army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhijian, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts.
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7115 - Painting, China, 20th century, of a mountain landscape, watercolor on paper, attributed to Huang Junbi 黄君璧 (1898-1991), known for his atmospheric clouds, waterfalls and mountains, also for being Song Mei Ling’s painting teacher and among the most popular artists in Taiwan today. 7108 - ainting, China, 20th century, of a wisteria branch, watercolor on paper, signed by Chen Banding 陳半丁 (1876-1970), Wu Changshou’s student and famous for his flower paintings. 7112 - Painting, China, of a landscape with trees and a waterfall, watercolor on paper, signed Li Xiongcai 黎雄才 (1910-2001), Guan Dong, part of the second generation of the Lingnan school of painting. 7111 - Painting, China, 20th century, a study of bamboo, signed Dong Shou Ping 董寿平 (19041997), renowned for his paintings of bamboo and views of Huang Shan, he was the consultant of Rong Baozhai in Beijing. 7110 - Painting, China, 20th century, of a pair of quail, symbolizing a double wish for peace, watercolor on paper, signed by Li Kuchan 李苦禅 (1899-1983), known as one of the best students of Qi Baishi and renowned for his freehand paintings of flowers and birds
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7126 - Painting, China, study of peonies, watercolor on paper, signed Huang Ruzhou. 7114 - Painting, China, landscape view, watercolor on paper, signed Lu Yan Shao 陸儼少 (19091993), president of Zhejiang Academy of Painting and known for his mountain scenes. 7121 - Painting, China, a portrait of a man smoking a pipe, watercolor on paper, signed Liang Yan (1943-).
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The dedication in these paintings refers to Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shek’s army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhijian, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts.
7116 - Scroll painting, China, 20th century, depicting a man and a child walking in a landscape, watercolor on paper, signed Huang Junbi 黄君璧 (1898-1991), known for his atmospheric clouds, waterfalls and mountains also for being Song MeiLing’s painting teacher and among the most popular artists in Taiwan today. 7117 - Scroll painting, China, 20th century, of a waterfall landscape, watercolor on paper, signed Huang Junbi 黄君璧 (1898-1991), known for his atmospheric clouds, waterfalls and mountains also for being Song MeiLing’s painting teacher and among the most popular artists in Taiwan today.
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7113 - Painting, China, of a mountain landscape, watercolor on paper, signed Lu Yan Shao 陸儼少 (1909-1993), president of Zhejiang Academy of Painting and known for his mountain scenes. 7123 - Scroll painting, China, 20th century, of figures in a house in a landscape, watercolor on paper, signed Pu Xinyu 溥心畬 (1896-1963).
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The highlight of the September Asian sale will be a pair of watercolor paintings by Fu Baoshi, each depicting a scholar viewing a waterfall in a rocky landscape. Dated from the summer of 1945 and painted in Chengdu, China, the paintings were purchased 30 years ago by a private collector from the original owner of the paintings, who received them directly from the artist. They are still in the original wood frames under glass.
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Fu Baoshi was born in Jiangxi Province, China in 1904 and trained at the School of Fine Arts in Tokyo, Japan before returning to China in 1935 to teach at the art department at Central University in Nanjing. Later he moved to Chengdu, which was established as the temporary capital of China by the Chinese Nationalist Party in 1945. Fu’s choice of subject matter for these two paintings could be interpreted as his expression of relief that the second Sino-Japanese war had ended; he depicts a scholar able to appreciate and contemplate the great beauty of the Chinese natural landscape during a brief moment of peace.
7250 - Painting, China, 20th century, of a scholar viewing a waterfall, watercolor on paper, signed by Fu Baoshi, purchased by a private collector 30 years ago from the original owner of the paintings, who received them directly from the artist;
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7251 - Painting, China, 20th century, of a scholar viewing a waterfall, watercolor on paper, signed by Fu Baoshi, purchased by a private collector 30 years ago from the original owner of the paintings, who received them directly from the artist.
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7142 -Carved white jade figure of Guanyin, China, seated in lalitasana, one hand holding a jar, the other in prithvi mudra, wearing decorative gold bracelets, necklace and headdress, inlaid with semi-precious stones, seated on a spinach jade base; 7043 - White jade ornament, China, carved in the form of a water buffalo and calf; 7098 - White jade ornament, China, carved in the form of a water buffalo and two calf; 7145 - Carved jade recumbent dog ornament, China, in an oval carved wood box; 7095 - Carved white jade Fu Shou ornament, China, in the form of a finger citron with curling tendrils; 7042 - White jade brush holder, China, finely carved in the form of a lotus root, with matching intricately carved wood stand; 7094 - Naturalistically carved jade ruyi, China, mounted with carved malachite, turquoise, agate, lapis, golden star glass and tiger’s eye in the shape of lingzhi; 7146 - Finely carved white jade figure of Shouxing, China; 7055 - Green jadeite snuff bottle, China, carved in the form of a fish, on carved wood stand; 7056 - Carved jadeite phoenix, China, holding a branch of peonies.
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7071 - Painting, China, of a basket of grapes, watercolor on paper, signed Qi Baishi; 7041 - Carved golden star glass figure of a scholar reading under a pine tree, China, 18th century, on a matching carved wood base; 7006 - Pair of famille rose porcelain boy figures, China, each holding baskets of fruits and vegetables; 7050 - Huanghuali wood altar table, China, the long table top carved out of one piece of wood, the spandrels carved with dragons chasing pearls in the clouds and with everted scroll form ends; 7061 - Silk embroidered thangka, China, 19th century, depicting a seated Shakyamuni Buddha in lotus position, holding a jar and surrounded by a gold mandala, bordered by black and gold dragon silk; 7051 - Large and rare Huanghuali wood scroll table, China, the spandrels and sides of the legs carved with an overall pattern of auspicious bats in the clouds, shou symbols on each side; 7037 - Pair of Huanghuali wood armchairs, China, the back rest carved with a scrolling design incorporating two foo dogs on either side of a stylized lantern, the back and arm rest supported by carved mythical beast roundels; 7066 - Silk embroidery on imperial yellow silk background, China, decorated with a central flying five-clawed dragon motif, surrounded by clouds and a wave border, with an unusual floral rosette border at the top; 7015 - Famille rose porcelain bowl, China, the interior decorated with a roundel depicting pine, plum and finger citron and a ruyi border, the exterior decorated with boats and buildings in a river landscape; 7183 - Four carved ivory netsuke, Japan; 7190 - Three carved ivory netsuke, Japan; 7184 - Five carved ivory netsuke, Japan; 7188 - Seven carved ivory netsuke, Japan; 7189 - Seven carved ivory netsuke, Japan.
Fine Asian Art & Antiques Saturday, September 21st 10AM
Now accepting consignments for our fall auction
Bid Online or By Phone. Call 978 927 2223/2228 fax. Contact: asian@kaminskiauctions.com
Preview: Wednesday - Friday, September 18th - 20th 10AM - 5PM. Friday preview extended to 8PM. Saturday, September 21st beginning at 8AM. Auction held at 117 Elliott Street, Beverly, Massachusetts
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