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Scroll Painting, Scholar Pavilion on the River Bank, 18/19th C.

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 EUR Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR
Scroll Painting, Scholar Pavilion on the River Bank, 18/19th C.
Ink and color on silk, mounted on paper
China, 18th/19th century
On the right side a seal in the shape of a double gourd
In the foreground a small scholar's room
Pavilion in the middle of a bamboo grove under a large, gnarled pine tree
A hiker is treading over a bridge to the pavilion
In the background, lush green, conical hills
Fine quality painting style with a variety of botanical details
Framed behind glass, in a large wooden box
Overall dimensions, framed: 161 x 66 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland
Harmonious scene with scholars in an ideal mountainous landscape

This scroll painting is a narrative representation of a pavilion on a river bank. The work was made with ink and color on silk, mounted on paper and dates back to the 18th/19th century China. In the foreground a small scholar's room in a pavilion in the middle of a bamboo grove is visible, which is sheltered by a large, gnarled pine tree. A hiker is rendered in the lower left corner. He is treading over a bridge to the pavilion. In the background lush green, conical hills tower in the sky. The work shows a variety of botanical details in fine quality painting style. On the right side a seal in the shape of a double gourd can be seen.



The painting shows signs of age and use. Partly little wear on the scene and cracks in the underground as well as age related creases and partly restored areas are recognizable. The work is framed behind glass in a large wooden box and has a total dimension of 161 x 66 cm.
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