Wu Zhen scroll set to be auctioned
A scroll by Wu Zhen. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Painted by Wu Zhen, one of the "Four Masters of Yuan", it presents a landscape in which ranges of mountains are enveloped by rain and moisture. It epitomes the trend of his generation that favored less detailing but a more abstract and personalized approach.
Among the painting's many owners was Wang Shijie, a prominent jurist, founder of the prestigious Wuhan University in Hubei province and also a high-ranking official in the Republic of China period.
Wang acquired the painting in 1948 for $1,000 to complete his collection of the works of the "Four Masters of Yuan".
The landscape will appear in Beijing Council Auction's salesroom.
A scroll by Wu Zhen. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
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