Color woodcut on paper Mounted as a scroll painting in a silk brocade frame China, 20th century PAN Tianshou (1897-1971) – Important Chinese painter and art educator Depiction of a black chicken under a bamboo branch and white tufts of grass Inscription in the plate ‘describe the blossoming plum blossoms that (I) have seen in Linquan 1946 Tu Shou’ (写邻泉所见丙戌梅花开彦秃寿) at the left side Artist’s seal in the plate ‘Pan Tianshou’ upper left and a further seal lower right On the outside on the scroll a Chinese label with artist’s name and title Total dimensions: 200 x 52 cm Image size: c. 75.5 x 40.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, Berlin Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. PAN Tianshou (1897-1971) PAN Tianshou was born in Ninghai, in Zhejiang province. He studied Chinese painting and built the foundation of the Chinese traditional painting education. After PAN Tianshou’s initial enthusiasm for painting and calligraphy, he decided to devote himself entirely to Chinese art. In the spring of 1923 he began working as a teacher at the Shanghai art school. A year later he became a professor and began to write the book ‘The History of Chinese Painting’, which was published in 1926. In the same year he co-founded the Shanghai Xinhua art school. Numerous works and exhibition bear witness to PAN Tianshou’s impressive creative period. Condition: The work used to hang open and shows signs of wear. The mounting shows water stains and tears as well as some holes to the upper and lower area. The woodcut with a few stains and creases. The overall dimensions are 200 x 52 cm and the image size is approx. 75.5 x 40.5 cm. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C. Starting Bid : 400