Lot 979. Bada Shanren (1626-1705), Landscape. Hanging scroll, ink on satin, 180 x 48 cm. (70 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.). Signed, with two seals of the artist. Two collectors' seals including one of Li Shengyu (1829-1894). Inscription by Luo Zhenyu (1865-1940) inside wooden box, signed with one seal. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - HKD 5,000,000. Price realised HKD 44,920,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014.
Provenance: PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Literature: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren, vol 1, People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1981, page 210.
Chronology of Chinese Paintings, Landscape II, Shanghai People's Fine arts Publishing House, 1996, pl.194.
Christie’s. Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong, 26 May 2014