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Song Wenzhi Landscape or Not

Posted By: Dave
Posted Date: Nov 30, 2014 (09:41 PM)

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I purchased a hanging scroll from an local auction in the US that struck me as an interesting take on the traditional Chinese landscape with man-made structures that are very prominent. I enjoy it, but I recently found out that this auction house focused on Asian art may put too much faith in the story of their consignors, a friend forwarded an article of a $1.7M vase that was ultimately withdrawn as it was a (obvious?) reproduction.

The description read:
"China, scroll painting, modern coastal village landscape, houses, hills, ships and a dam depicted, characters and two seal marks on the left, attributed to Song Wenzhi. Length 27 in., Width 17 in."

I suspect the attribution to Song Wenzhi is unwarranted. The artist was not the reason I bought the scroll, but I am curious if I should trust the auction house in the future. Does anyone recognize the seals or able to read the calligraphy?








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