JIANG LIAN (CHINESE 1796-)
INK PAINTING DEPICTING A BEAUTY, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 15 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
£479
Description
清 蔣蓮 美人捧香爐水墨畫 設色絹本 鏡框
題識：仿陳老蓮先生筆 蔣蓮
鈐印：蔣蓮、香湖
ink and colour on silk; inscribed 'after Chen Hongshou's style'; signed, with two seals of the artist, framed
Dimensions
31.2cm x 17.9cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection; acquired by sinologist Robert Bruce (1911-1999) when he resided in China, and was the Head of the British Council in Hong Kong. He spoke four Chinese languages and was the author of several books including a biography of Sun Yat-Sen, Oxford University Press, 1969.