Framed Chinese painting on silk, two Silk Dyers, C19th/C20th
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| Total Amount: | £8.68 |
| Number of Bids: | 2 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1355 |
| Auction Start: | 25/11/24 12:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 09/12/24 20:18:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 09/12/24 20:18:00 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 10
Framed Chinese painting on silk, two Silk Dyers, C19th/C20th
This is a Chinese genre painting on silk of two men seemingly engaged in dying skeins of silk in a rocky landscape scene. To the right stands a man holding two loops of fabric thread, most likely silk and to his left, a boy stands in front of a vat filled with liquid, clearly twisting the threads into cord, perhaps having dipped them into liquid dye using the tool he is holding in his left hand. The strip of wood across the top of the vat may have been used to help removed excess fluid from the dyed thread. The significance of the rather desolate landscape setting is unclear. The two workers seem to have been banished by their companions! Silk dyeing was an old tradition in China which is still kept up today (see image 7). While there are many painted scenes of rural and craft activities, this particular manufacturing process does not seem to be illustrated elsewhere. The style of the brushwork suggests a dating to around 1900 and there is a stamped artist's seal mark in red at the bottom left but the frame and mount are clearly later, perhaps mid C20th. An unusual composition, then, for collectors of Chinese art.| Size: | 24.3cmx 27cm (frame) 18.5cm x 21cm (painting) |
| Weight: | 475gm |
| Date: | C19th/C20th |
| Condition: | Fair condition. Frame with slight chips. Painting mounted on card with silk border which has areas of staining. painting with minute spotting but essentially good. |
| Estimate: | £10 – 20 |
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