Origin/value of Chinese ink drawing
July 11, 2012 5:12 PM Subscribe
Origin/value of Chinese ink drawing
I have this 35.5" x 18.5" Chinese ink drawing, and three questions about it:
(1) What does it say? (I don't read Chinese.)
(2) Who is the artist?
(3) What is its re-sale value?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I have this 35.5" x 18.5" Chinese ink drawing, and three questions about it:
(1) What does it say? (I don't read Chinese.)
(2) Who is the artist?
(3) What is its re-sale value?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Best answer: The Chinese writing reads 辛亥嵗暮 葉公超寫. The first four characters indicate that this was drawn in the last half of the Xin Hai year of the sexagenary cycle, which in this case is probably 1971. The second four characters are "Written by Ye Gongchao," also known as Yeh Kung-ch'ao or George K.C. Yeh, the former Foreign Minister of the ROC.
posted by twisted mister at 3:33 AM on July 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by twisted mister at 3:33 AM on July 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks twisted mister!
I just got the same answer independently from Dr. Patricia Berger, professor of Chinese Art at the University of California Berkeley.
She pointed out that there is also a book about his work called "The Elegant Gathering".
posted by Eiwalker at 3:18 PM on July 12, 2012
I just got the same answer independently from Dr. Patricia Berger, professor of Chinese Art at the University of California Berkeley.
She pointed out that there is also a book about his work called "The Elegant Gathering".
posted by Eiwalker at 3:18 PM on July 12, 2012
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posted by hellopanda at 2:15 AM on July 12, 2012