LOT DETAILS

Materials:

ink and gouache on silk

Measurements:

17.91 in. (45.50 cm.) (height) by 22.83 in. (58.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'Luong Xuan Nhi' (lower right) and signed and inscribed in Chinese (lower left); two seals of the artist

Literature:

Jean-François Hubert, Catherine Noppe, Arts of Vietnam, Parkstone, New York, 2003 (illustrated on the cover). Nguyen Quan, Pham Cam Thuong, Luong Xuan Nhi, A Collection of Paintings and Graphics, Hanoi 2003, (illustrated, p. 68)

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist in Hanoi, 1941 Private collection of Mr. Baffleul, President of the Hanoi Chamber of Commerce, and thence by descent to the previous owners Acquired from the above in 1997 by Mr. Philip Ng, Singapore An Important Collection Of Vietnamese Paintings Featuring The Philip Ng Collection, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2008, Lot 707 Acquired from the above sale by the present owner