Classical Chinese Painting

Here'a a fine example of a traditional Chinese painting which sold as one of the most expensive paintings in the world last year.

Zhichuan Resettlement

《稚川移居圖》

Price: $62.11 million

Artist: Wang Meng (1301 - 1385)

名:王蒙, 字:叔明, 號:香光居士

Sold at: Beijing Poly Auction Company, China

A wash painting of mountains and waters by Yuan Dynasty painter Wang Meng was sold recently at Beijing Poly Auction Company. Zhichuan Resettlement is the most expensive painting sold in history of Chinese artworks auction as it fetched a sum of $62.11 million. Zuo Xinyang of Beijing Poly Auction Company, said, "This painting reflects the inner thoughts of the intelligentsia back in the Ming Dynasty, whose works pursued an artistic utopia and freedom."

Another example of Wnag Meng's painting: Gezhichuan Resettlement
《葛稚川移居圖》

Selling at Sotheby's
LEFT:
THE CHING YUAN CHAI COLLECTION (LOTS 643-646)
HONGREN 1610-1663

LANDSCAPE AFTER LU GUANG
signed Jianjiang xueren ('the Scholar of Jianjiang'), inscribed 'in imitation of the brush-idea of Lu Tianyou (Lu Guang, c. 1300-after 1371),' dated wuxu (1658) fourth month, and with two seals of the artist, hong ren, jian jiang.
ink on paper, hanging scroll
86.3 by 35.3 cm. 34 by 13 7/8 in.

MIDDLE:
THE CHING YUAN CHAI COLLECTION (LOTS 643-646)
WEN JIA 1501-1583

TEMPLES ON MOUNTAINS OF THE IMMORTALS
signed Wen Jia, inscribed 'Temples on Mountains of the Immortals. In the yimao year of the Jiajing reign (1555), painted by Wen Jia at the Tingyunguan (Building Where the Clouds Linger)',and with one seal of the artist, wen jia zhi yin, and five collectors' seals, wang shi ji qian ceng guan (seal of C. C. Wang), cheng dao ji yin, cheng ji shi jia zhen cang, tong li zhen mi, and cheng shou hu yin
ink and color on paper, hanging scroll
102 by 28.2 cm. 40 1/8 by 11 1/8 in.

RIGHT:
SHI TAO 1642 - 1718

SEEKING INSPIRATION
signed Qingxiang daoren Ji, dated renxu (1682), winter, and with two seals of the artist, fa men, yuan ji, and one collector's seal of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), a yuan
ink on paper, hanging scroll
18.7 by 14.4 cm. 7 3/8 by 5 5/8 in.


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