CHINESE ONE HUNDRED BOYS HANGING SCROLL ON SILK, 20TH CENTURY WITH BOX, 30IN x 78IN (76cm x 198cm)

拍品描述

A finely executed Chinese figural painting depicting the auspicious theme??One Hundred Boys?, symbolizing fertility, prosperity, and the wish for numerous descendants. The composition presents a lively garden and pavilion setting populated by numerous boys engaged in scholarly and playful activities: writing and painting at tables, flying kites, playing games, crossing bridges, and gathering in festive groups beneath pine trees and scholar?s rocks. The architectural elements, red pillars, and classical landscape motifs evoke traditional court painting styles of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The upper inscription panel bears the title, ?One Hundred Boys of the Ten Continents?. The storage box label reads ?One Hundred Boys Painting on Silk?. Executed in fine outline with controlled mineral color washes, the work reflects mid-20th-century Chinese workshop production inspired by earlier imperial and literati models. The bright palette and consistent figure types are characteristic of export-period decorative scroll painting. Overall good decorative condition. There is minor foxing and light moisture staining visible to upper inscription panel and some creasing to silk consistent with age and storage. The mounting is intact and colors remain vibrant. The presentation box has some surface wear and age-related toning, but there is no significant paint loss observed. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS SCROLL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., 30IN x 78IN (76cm x 198cm), LOT REF #26-212

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