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Description
TWO PAINTINGS
in colour on silk: one, an unmounted horizontal fragment, depicting a group of five men carrying banners, ready to embark for the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu jie). Unsigned.
The other, a vertical scroll, depicting the horse expert Bo Le observing a horse rolling on the ground. With the apocryphal signature ‘Zhao Mengfu’ and a date ‘Autumn of the second year of the Dade era’ (1298); on the reverse, the inscription ‘Zhao Zi’ang (Zhao Mengfu), Observing the Horse’.
(Damage: tears on the first; wear and ageing on the second).
China, 19th century.
DIM. 46 X 78.5 CM (18 1/8 X 30 15/16 IN.) - 80 X 37.5 CM (31 1/2 X 14 3/4 IN.)
TWO PAINTINGS, COLOURS ON SILK, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY.
Also included: a small painting on paper, a bust of a young woman; a depiction of a rock with a hole in it on fine paper.
(Damage, soiling).
China, late 19th century.
DIM. 33.2 × 24.7 cm (13 1/16 × 9 3/4 in.) – 22.3 × 30 cm (8 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)
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About the sale
THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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