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A bow-shaped fan (扇面, shànmiàn) painted with plum blossom branches in monochrome ink on paper. China, 20th century.
Height 42 cm; width 65 cm
The choice of monochrome ink and the bare composition are typical of the "moshu" (墨梅, mòméi) tradition, or "plum ink," a style that was made famous by the Yuan master Wang Mian (1287–1359) and taken up by countless subsequent artists.
The translation of the calligraphic inscription:
The translation of the calligraphic inscription:
右：梅村表姪倩方家正
左：丙辰秋日写于西窗下
"For my cousin/nephew Meicun, I beg the expert to correct [this work]. Painted under the west window on an autumn day in the Bingchen year."
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Graziella Simbolotti Countess de Maillard Collection
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PROVENANCE
Graziella Simbolotti Countess de Maillard Collection
LOT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
This lot may be viewed at the owner's premises by appointment.
For information and appointments:
a.narguet@bertolamifineart.com
g.graziosi@bertolamifineart.com
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ORIENTAL ART FROM ARISTOCRATIC MANSIONS. SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE DE CAMONDO AND THE SIMBOLOTTI DE MAILLARD COLLECTIONS
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 22 October 2026
SINGLE SESSION 22/10/2026 Hours 12:00
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