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THB4 Asian Watercolor Silk Scroll Paintings
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 9, 2023
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- Lot Description
Four (4) Chinese and Japanese scroll paintings, all watercolor on silk, including one (1) painting of chicks with pink peonies, one (1) painting of carp and goldfish, one (1) painting of butterflies and flowers, and one (1) painting depicting a hunter with bow and arrow. All with calligraphic inscriptions and seal marks; painting of fish and painting of butterflies with additional calligraphic inscriptions and seal marks en verso. All mounted to silk brocades with paper backing. Sizes of paintings range from 16" H x 12 1/2" W to 46" H x 14" W. Lengths of scrolls range from 50" to 74". Hunter painting possibly 19th century, others 20th century.
Condition
All in overall good condition with minor toning, scattered foxing (particularly to the Hunter painting) and minor creasing.
- Provenance
The collection of the late Fount and Ida Smothers, Thompson's Station, Tennessee, acquired when they visited China as part of a US-sponsored cultural exchange delegation of architects in the early 1970s.
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The UPS Store of Bearden Contact - Joe 865-584-0081 (press 5), fax 865-584-0094 store2630@theupsstore.com
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