29 avril 2021
A polychrome stucco fresco fragment, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
Lot 246. A polychrome stucco fresco fragment, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Height 32 ¾ in., 83.1 cm; Width 20 ⅝ in., 52.5 cm. Estimate: 15,000 -25,000 USD. Lot sold: 15,120 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the rectangular panel painted with three celestial maidens, each adorned in flowing robes with their hair arranged in elaborate chignons, two also wearing crowns, reserved on a ground of swirling waves, painted in polychrome pigments highlighting the gilded ornamentation with gesso relief, framed.
Provenance: P. C. Lu & Sons, Hong Kong, 21st June 1984.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021
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