Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 642
AFTER TENG CHANG YOU (19TH CENTURY)
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
AFTER TENG CHANG YOU (19TH CENTURY)
A WILD GOOSE UNDER A WILLOW TREE
125cm x 44cm.
From the collection of Jean Brediam (d.1949).
A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, with a signature of Teng Chang You and an artist's seal, the title-slip with a signature and seal of Xiang Molin, along with three inscriptions and five seals, and seven collectors' seals.
From the collection of Jean Brediam (d.1949), who was the Director General of the Municipal Services of the French Concession in Shanghai until 1940. In 1946, he returned to China and was appointed the Head of the Shanghai office of the French Economic Mission.