CHINESE PAINTINGS OF JANE MILLER CHAI 2018-03-02 Auction - 20 Price Results - Turner Auctions + Appraisals in CA
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Li Keran (1907-1989)Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996)
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South San Francisco, CA, United States
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CHINESE PAINTINGS OF JANE MILLER CHAI

Important Chinese paintings from the Estate of Jane Miller Chai Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to feature the Jane Miller Chai Collection of Chinese Paintings. Offering 20 lots acquired over 40+ years, the small but significant collection features works by noted artists Li Keran (1907-1989), Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996), Cui Zifan (1915-2011) and Ding Yanyong (1902-1978). Born in Southern California in 1938, Jane Miller Chai had a long and distinguished career as a journalist, editor, teacher and author on matters related to Asia. After graduating from Stanford University in Far Eastern History, she held a number of positions that reflected her interest in Asian culture and passion for Asian arts. She was Editor for Asia at the Japanese Reader’s Digest in Tokyo. At the Associated Press headquarters in New York, she was a division head, with a focus on Asia. In more recent years, she was Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and taught on the San Francisco peninsula on subjects such as Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Silk Road (from China to Rome). She wroteTiger and the Hare, and was co-author of Pacific Security with Dr. Claude A. Buss. She passed away in 2017.
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Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Opera Figures (Hua Mulan Subjugating a Demon), ink and color on paper, hanging scroll 40 ¼ x 13 inches Provenance: Acquired from the artist Â
0001: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Fisherman, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 15 ¾ x 12 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired from the artist
0002: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed
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Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Landscape with Figures and Pavilion, 1973, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 13 ½ x 9 inches, sight Provenance: Acquired from the artist
0003: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $2,500-$3,500
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Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Bird with Fish, 1976, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 13 ½ x 8 ¾ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired from the artist
0004: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed
Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Opera Figures, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired from the artist Â
0005: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed
Ding Yanyong (1902-1978): Ding Yanyong (1902-1978) Magnolias with Bird, 1978, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, mounted and framed 26 ½ x 13 ½ inches, sight ​Provenance: Acquired from the artist Â
0006: Ding Yanyong (1902-1978)Est. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
Cui Zifan (1915-2011): Cui Zifan (1915-2011) Dragonfly, Hibiscus, and Sago Palm, 1982, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll 31 ¼ x 18 inches Provenance: Acquired, 1988 Â
0007: Cui Zifan (1915-2011)Est. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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Dong Bangda (1699-1769): Dong Bangda (1699-1769) River Landscape with Boats, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed 6 ½ x 5 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1992
0008: Dong Bangda (1699-1769)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Wu Guxiang (1848-1903): Wu Guxiang (1848-1903) Landscape with Willow, ink on paper, framed and glazed 7 ½ x 9 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1989
0009: Wu Guxiang (1848-1903)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Li Huasheng (1912-2000): Li Huasheng (1912-2000) Landscape with Rock, Trees and Goats, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 12 ½ x 16 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1996 Â
0010: Li Huasheng (1912-2000)Est. $600-$800
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Sun Kegang (1923-2007): Sun Kegang (1923-2007) Mountains Landscape, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 13 ½ x 13 3/8 inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1996
0011: Sun Kegang (1923-2007)Est. $600-$800Lot Passed
Yang Mingyi (b. 1943): Yang Mingyi (b. 1943) Landscape with Buffaloes, ink on paper, framed and glazed 20 x 19 ¾ inches, sight Â
0012: Yang Mingyi (b. 1943)Est. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed
Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996): Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996) River Landscape, 1979, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed 25 ¼ x 25 ¼ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 2000
0014: Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996)Est. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed
Li Keran (1907-1989): Li Keran (1907-1989) Buffaloes and Two Boys Under Vines, 1982, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll 25 ¼ x 17 ¼ inches Provenance: Acquired, 2001 Â
0015: Li Keran (1907-1989)Est. $80,000-$100,000Lot Passed
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Kong Baiji (b. 1932): Kong Baiji (b. 1932) Lady, oil on paper, framed and glazed 19 ¼ x 15 inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1987 Â
0018: Kong Baiji (b. 1932)Est. $500-$700
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Pan Tianshou (1897-1971): Pan Tianshou (1897-1971) Orchid and Chrysanthemum, block print, hanging scroll 22 ¼ x 17 5/8 inches Provenance: Acquired, 2001 Â
0019: Pan Tianshou (1897-1971)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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John Way (Wei Letang, 1921-2012): John Way (Wei Letang, 1921-2012) Untitled, 1977, oil on paper, framed and glazed 23 ½ x 18 ½ inches, sight Provenance: Acquired, 1982 Â
0020: John Way (Wei Letang, 1921-2012)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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