Hidden Treasures from the Liu Hankun Family Collection
Hidden Treasures from the Liu Hankun Family Collection
Auction Closed
April 8, 04:33 AM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 160,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
任預 一品當朝
設色紙本 立軸 一八八五年作
款識:一品當朝。乙酉冬暮,背擬金冬心先生本,蕭山立凡任預。
鈐印:「任預」、「立凡」。
註:一品當朝是傳統繪畫之吉祥題材,寓意仕途順利,位極人臣者,多繪仙鶴立於磐石,象徵顯宦地位穩固。配潮水或朝陽,以「潮」諧音「朝」,喻朝政、朝廷。本幅任預自謂「背擬」金農本,原畫未見,畫家捨仙鶴,改以高士背坐石上,對潮品笛,以「品」契合畫題,既喻吉祥,復添文人逸韻。高士朱衣,相襯磐石青綠,色調更形醒目,臨江波濤湧盪,天水相連,間用留白,得其潮浪翻湧、水氣蒸騰之致。
125 x 59 cm 49¼ x 23¼ in.
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Ren Yu
1853-1901
Lofty Scholar Playing Flute
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
signed, dated 1885, with 2 seals of the artist
125 x 59 cm 49¼ x 23¼ in.