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Lot 8244
Anonymous (Qing Dynasty) Eagle on Pine
28 June 2016, 12:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$15,000 inc. premium
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Anonymous (Qing Dynasty)
Eagle on Pine
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
53 x 30 1/2in (134.5 x 77.5cm)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
53 x 30 1/2in (134.5 x 77.5cm)
Footnotes
無款 (清) 松鷹圖 設色絹本 立軸
Provenance
Collection of Mark S. Pratt, Washington D.C.
The subject of this unsigned painting of Eagle on Pine hearkens back to the works of the Ming court masters Lin Liang and Lu Ji, both specialists in paintings of birds. Instead of situating the heroic eagle in an elaborate natural environment, the Qing dynasty painter of this work stood his eagle on a sturdy pine branch in the foreground, allowing the viewer a more intimate connection with these symbols of strength, endurance and longevity.

