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Thatched hut in Zhexi

Sold for HK$5,031,500 at Christie's on May 26, 2008.

Long horizontal ink handscroll with a sparse landscape, extensive Chinese calligraphy, and red seal marks.

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Lot description

ZHA SHIBIAO(1615-1698) Thatched Hut in Zhexi Handscroll, ink on paper 30.8 x 135.9 cm. (12 x 53 1/2 in.) Inscribed and signed by the artist Dated Jiayin year(1674) Dedicated to Shilin Xiansheng(Qiao Lai, 1642-1694) One seal of the artist Colophons inscribed by Zha Shibiao with three seals Ten collectors' seals, including five of Cai Shisong(1748-1823); one of Han Shenxian(1897-1962) and four of Xu Hanqing(1883-?)

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