Year of the Pig

Item #

#7904

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Excellent

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Qing Late 19th Century

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Ink and pigment on paper

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Chinese

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overall 85" x 19.5" (216 x 49 cm); image 51" x 11-5/8" (129 x 29 cm)

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Scroll

Price

$1,800.00

There are 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac. Therefore, everyone that is born will have an animal identification. There are books that tell about the personalities and characteristics of people born in those particular years. It is an intriguing and interesting thing that people discuss and talk about. The following painting refers to an animal year. However the story that is related is not reflecting the character or personality of a person born in that year, but is simply a story in Chinese literature that came to mind with the artist who drew this painting. He was undoubtedly a scholar who loved to draw and used the excuse of creating a series of zodiac related paintings. That artist's name was Wang Su. The paintings were done in the late 19th century, before the end of the Qing Dynasty.

This painting refers to the year of the pig. This is the story about a man named Gong Sun Hong. He was a pig farmer, and he was a very poor man. When he was 40 years old he studied the works of Confucius, and he took the civil service exam. Through his wisdom and efforts he eventually became the counselor to the Emperor.


人物。王素。晚清(19世纪)。水墨设色纸本立轴。质优。

$1,800.00

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