Lot n° 230
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
Polychrome print on silk mounted as a kakemono, - Lot 230
Polychrome print on silk mounted as a kakemono,
In imitation of the Buddhist paintings of the Dunhuang caves by Zhang Daqian, signed Jian Hua.
This work shows a young woman holding a perfume burner. Above her a poem is calligraphed:
鲛绡一片剪为裙
翡翠花冠压鬓云
天上笙箫吹月桂
前生曾此戒香焚
建華
"A piece of silk woven by mermaids cut to make a skirt,
A crown of jade set on cloudy hair,
In the sky, flutes play beneath the moon's laurel,
In a former life, the fragrance of Buddhist precepts burned here"
Jian Hua
China, 20th century
86 x 41.5 cm
(slight brown spots)
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