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Lot 91

Sale 1077 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Sep 23, 2022 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000
Price Realized
$7,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

In the Style of Emperor Huizong (Reigned 1011-1125)
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

Cat
ink and color on silk, framed
with a collector's seal, Wuying Dian Bao and two other seals.
或爲宋徽宗
(北宋,960-1127)
獅貓圖
絹本設色,鏡框
題簽:宋人畫貓
鋻藏印:武英殿寶(后加),另二漫漶不清

南宋吳自牧《梦粱录》載“貓,(临安)都人畜之,捕鼠,有長毛,白黃色者稱曰‘獅貓’,不能捕鼠,以為美觀,多府邸貴官諸司人畜之,特見貴愛。”宋人愛貓畜貓畫貓,名手有易元吉、毛益、李迪,乃至徽宗皇帝本人。其傳世名作《耄耋圖卷》藏臺北故宮(故畫00141900000),繪狸奴五只,翻轉團蜷,毛長如針,睛瞳如綫,足趾肥圓如花瓣,與本幅筆法極相似。本幅僅繪“金背銀床”一只,前足微抬,長尾掃地,扁面圓眼,鬚髮蓬鬆似鳥羽。筆法稚拙,絹色舊而修補精,畫心正上方殘有瘦金體筆跡與朱文方印,是爲北宋斷代之來源。
Image: 18 1/2 x 19 in., 46.5 x 48.5 cm.

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