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Lot-116
Xiang Wenyan (1826-1906) Liu Hai and The Three-Legged Toad
项文彦 (1826-1906) 刘海戏金蟾
Starting Bid: USD 1,500
Estimate: USD 2,000- USD 2,500
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07/22/2017 06:00 PM 07/22/2017 08:00 PM America/New_York Xiang Wenyan (1826-1906) Liu Hai and The Three-Legged Toad Lot: 116 Xiang Wenyan (1826-1906) Liu Hai and The Three-Legged Toad Hanging Scroll, ink and color on paper, signed Xiang Wenyan, inscribed, with three seals of the artist, and one collector’s seal Size: 74 x 25 in. (188 x 63 cm.) 项文彦 (1826-1906) 刘海戏金蟾 设色纸本 立轴 款识：赤足蓬头不计年, 十洲三岛任蹁跹。蓬莱久隔人间路, 常伴金蟾会众仙正斋闵贞画。 钤印：闵贞（阴文）正斋（朱文）朱尽结习（朱文） 项文彦（1826—1906), 晚清著名画家。字蔚如，号幼平，又号钵池山人，另号：味愚。斋号：渔山寄庐，山静日长寄庵，江苏淮安府山阳人。为晚清没落之势屈指可数的著名画家之一，其人善山水，笔致苍劲，墨气淹润，近承二王远参倪黄，画林木苍翠茂郁，幽深宁静，墨法精到，功力颇深，具得神似。间作墨梅，凌寒傲雪，亦饶冷逸之趣。工人物，尤善仕女，高雅端庄，精妙入神，画工娴熟流畅。项文彦诗、书、画俱工，学养深厚，从传统绘画中汲取营养，学古人又不拘泥于古人，贯通融汇，别具一格，自成一家。项文彦宽厚仁慈，乐善好施，为后人景仰，光绪六年（1880年）黄河决口，项文彦鬻画得二千余金赈灾，救活许多难民，善行流芳，深受人们爱戴，有“清代慈善赈灾著名画家之称”。 Karbury's Karbury's Karbury's false MM/DD/YYYY
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Lot: 116
Lot: 116 Xiang Wenyan (1826-1906) Liu Hai and The Three-Legged Toad Hanging Scroll, ink and color on paper, signed Xiang Wenyan, inscribed, with three seals of the artist, and one collector’s seal Size: 74 x 25 in. (188 x 63 cm.) 项文彦 (1826-1906) 刘海戏金蟾 设色纸本 立轴 款识：赤足蓬头不计年, 十洲三岛任蹁跹。蓬莱久隔人间路, 常伴金蟾会众仙正斋闵贞画。 钤印：闵贞（阴文）正斋（朱文）朱尽结习（朱文） 项文彦（1826—1906), 晚清著名画家。字蔚如，号幼平，又号钵池山人，另号：味愚。斋号：渔山寄庐，山静日长寄庵，江苏淮安府山阳人。为晚清没落之势屈指可数的著名画家之一，其人善山水，笔致苍劲，墨气淹润，近承二王远参倪黄，画林木苍翠茂郁，幽深宁静，墨法精到，功力颇深，具得神似。间作墨梅，凌寒傲雪，亦饶冷逸之趣。工人物，尤善仕女，高雅端庄，精妙入神，画工娴熟流畅。项文彦诗、书、画俱工，学养深厚，从传统绘画中汲取营养，学古人又不拘泥于古人，贯通融汇，别具一格，自成一家。项文彦宽厚仁慈，乐善好施，为后人景仰，光绪六年（1880年）黄河决口，项文彦鬻画得二千余金赈灾，救活许多难民，善行流芳，深受人们爱戴，有“清代慈善赈灾著名画家之称”。
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All items are sold "AS IS, WHERE IS." NEITHER WE NOR THE CONSIGNOR OF THE ITEM BEING OFFERED FOR SALE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OR CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY OR AS TO THE CORRECTNESS OF DESCRIPTION, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, PROVENANCE OR PERIOD OF THE PROPERTY. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. WE DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNS OR GRANT REFUNDS.
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