Lot 67

JIANG LIAN (CHINESE 1796-)
INK PAINTING DEPICTING A BEAUTY, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £400 - £600
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.



