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‘LADY AND PARROT’, BY XU CAO (1899-1961)
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天18小时
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‘LADY AND PARROT’, BY XU CAO (1899-1961)

China. Ink, gilt, and watercolors on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Finely painted with a noble lady seated in an elaborately crafted wooden chair with gilt fittings and silk brocade back, a table holding a wine cup and an ancient bronze vessel as well as a large vase held by a stand beside her. The lady is looking toward her parrot perched on a gilt swing suspended from a dragon fitting mounted to a wooden pole and stand.

Inscriptions: Upper left, signed ‘Yansun Xu Cao’, and with a lengthy poetic inscription about a parrot in a golden cage. One seal of the artist.

Provenance:
A British private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 11 March 2022, lot 546, sold for EUR 6,325 or approx. EUR 7,200 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in Vienna, Austria, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear. Soiling, browning, and foxing, all found exclusively outside the depiction, therefore probably added by the artist on purpose.

Dimensions: Image size 81 x 35.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 215 x 51 cm

Expert’s note:
Xu Cao was a leading conservative artist in Beijing during the 1930s and 1940s. Some scholars have later described him as possibly the last living proponent of the Imperial School. Xu Cao's zestful brushwork and taste for theatrics were conservative in their references to the past, but wholly modern in the spirit of defiance and abandon they celebrated. This is clearly seen in the present work, with the paper being deliberately ‘aged’ with simulated wear, a dramatic effect that – like in theater – creates a stark contrast between the actual depiction and the background.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 1297
Price: HKD 150,000 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Xu Cao, Lady and Parrot
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting, with simulated wear as found in the present lot, executed by the same artist. Note the dating inscription and different size (120.5 x 46 cm).

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