Lot 200: Chinese Silk Painting

Estimate: $800 – $1,000

Fine Chinese ink and color painting on silk (Northern Sung style) of horses and nobleman. Fine 18/19th c. rendition of Song Dynasty style. Two actively engaged unrestrained horses being observed by a contemplative nobleman or poet seated under a tree. Fragment from a larger painting calligraphic verso absent. Red seal mark lower left corner. Framed and matted under glass. Overall 20 1/2″ x 22″, face 17 3/4″ H x 15 3/4″ W. Small tear upper left edge, small puncture upper right edge.