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Property from a Private San Francisco Collection
Lot 8207
A set of four polychrome enameled panels Signed Wang Yizhi
28 June 2016, 12:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$27,500 inc. premium
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A set of four polychrome enameled panels
Signed Wang Yizhi
Each of tall vertical section depicting a scholar and his boy or lady attendant in a garden setting, beneath lengthy inscriptions bearing signatures reading Wang Yizhi, seals reading Yizhi and the possibly apocryphal dates jisi nian (equivalent to 1929).
32 1/4in (82cm) visible height of porcelain exclusive of frames
Each of tall vertical section depicting a scholar and his boy or lady attendant in a garden setting, beneath lengthy inscriptions bearing signatures reading Wang Yizhi, seals reading Yizhi and the possibly apocryphal dates jisi nian (equivalent to 1929).
32 1/4in (82cm) visible height of porcelain exclusive of frames
Footnotes
王倚之款 粉彩四愛圖瓷板一組四件
Provenance
In a family collection since before the 1950s, by repute
Si Ai, or the 'Four Affections,' refer to four celebrated scholars in Chinese history remembered for their specific affection for a particular object-- bordering at times on mania. There does seem to be some differences in opinion as to which four scholars should be included in the group, but the four depicted here are likely Wang Xizhi and his ducks, Tao Yuanming and his chrysanthemums, Mi Fu and his rocks, and Li Hejing and his cranes and prunus blossoms.














