Chen ShaoMei, /aka: Chen SaoMei, (Chinese, 1909-1954), painted in autumn of guiwei year, Chinese ink and color on paper laid to silk, hanging scroll;
Hand painted in fine brush strokes with natural color, depicted female figurine beneath a shading pine tree within landscape. Showing themed title inscriptions on upper right. Signed and dated by artist, Chen ShaoMei, followed by two iron-red artist's signature seals. Mounted on creme silk before celadon border.

Dimension: 82" L x 19" W
inner painting: 36" L x 13" W

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of General Chen Qi (陳淇) (1912-2000), who styled himself as “Cangquan” (滄泉）and “Yuquanshanren”（玉泉山人), an artist, calligrapher, a prominent businessman and private antiques collector.
EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries is honored and proud to offer General Chen Qi's heirloom collections including unpublished Qi BaiShi paintings, Fu BaoShi, Zhang DaQian as well as his own calligraphy and paintings.
General Chen Qi's collections can be found on Lot 17, 18, 19, 20, and Lot-88 through Lot-142, continuing at Lot 265 through Lot-298.
For more information about General Chen Qi's Biography, please refer to provenance information at Lot 288.

LOT NOTES:


Chen ShaoMei (1909-1954), who was a well-known painter and in his short life he has a big achievement in the Chinese painting field. He was famous for his landscape and portraits.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition. Natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider normal due to the ages.
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