‘EAGLE PERCHED ON A ROCK’, AFTER AI XUAN, EARLY QING DYNASTY

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‘EAGLE PERCHED ON A ROCK’, AFTER AI XUAN, EARLY QING DYNASTY China, late 17th century. Ink and watercolors on silk. Mounted within a silk brocade frame. Finely painted to depict an eagle perched upon a rugged mountain crag, its head turned upward with an alert and commanding gaze. The bird is rendered with meticulous attention to its plumage, with layered brushwork defining the wings and tail feathers, while the sharply delineated talons grasp the rocky outcrop below. Inscriptions: To the center left, ‘painted by Ai Xuan’ Dimensions: Image size 86 x 44 cm, Size incl. mounting 112 x 60.1 cm Framed. (2) Ai Xuan was a Song dynasty native of Jinling (present day Nanjing), and a talented painter of flowers, bamboo, birds, and mammals. His remaining works are exceedingly rare, few are exhibited in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan. For an example see a painting of birds and wild greens, reference number 故畫003491N000000006. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 28 June 2016, lot 8244 Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar subject, composition, and brushwork. Note the size (134.5 x 77.5cm).

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