Author: madelainefisher

Christie’s Hong Kong Chinese Paintings Department Presents Exemplary Works from The Classical Period

HONG KONG – WEBWIRE – Thursday, March 31, 2022 This spring, Christie’s is delighted to offer an outstanding collection of coveted masterpieces in the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings And Calligraphy sale on 28 May. These masterworks represent pivotal moments in Chinese art history. The leading highlight of the season is the magnificent Washing Horses by Zhao Mengfu as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji (Top). One of the best known horse painters in ancient China, Zhao Mengfu depicted steeds individually and in large numbers. Zhao’s horse paintings derived from studying works by the Tang master Han Gan (706-783) and the Song master Li Gonglin (1049-1106), not ... Read more
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