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FROM A PRIVATE JAPANESE COLLECTION (LOTS 1265-1269)This collection of five Wu Changshuo paintings from Japanese collections are from two well-known collectors. Lots 1265-1268 are from the collection of Matsumaru Togyo (1901-1975), a Japanese seal carver who was deeply influenced by the works of Deng Shiru, Zhao Zhiqian, and Wu Changshuo. Some works in his collection still have Matsumaru’s wooden boxes. These four works have been included in Suzuki Kei’s Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings published in 1983. Lot 1269 belonged to Miyata Takeyoshi (1891-1993).Classical paintings and calligraphy from this collection will be offered in Christie’s Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy sale held in 28 May, 2018 (lots 1032-1034)
WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Lychee
Details
WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Lychee
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
38.5 x 48.5 cm. (15 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, dingmao year (1927)
Wooden box inscribed and signed by Matsumaru Togyo (1901-1975)
Dated xinchou year (1961)
Lychee
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
38.5 x 48.5 cm. (15 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, dingmao year (1927)
Wooden box inscribed and signed by Matsumaru Togyo (1901-1975)
Dated xinchou year (1961)
Literature
Suzuki Kei, ed., Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, Vol. 4: Japanese Collection: Temples and Individuals, Tokyo University, 1983, p. IV-508, pl. JP67-027.
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