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A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, unidentified master, 18th/19th Century.

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2 440 - 2 920 EUR
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Linn Andersson Bennich
Stockholm
Linn Andersson Bennich
Assisting Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 75
A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, unidentified master, 18th/19th Century.

Portrait of Yanluo Wang, god of death and the ruler of Diyu. Measurement with frame 177x98 cm. Measurement motif 146x72 cm.

Creasings, stains. Not examined out of frame.

Provenance

From the Collection of Art Director Ivar Björnberg (1934-2021). Growing up at Östermalm, Stockholm Ivar visited gallery viewings, auction viewings and antique shops with his parents and alone. It was during his visits to the antique dealers of Stockholm he became friends with the dealer Victoria Lindström, Grev Turegatan 28, Stockholm (she later moved her gallery to Riddargatan). He started to work extra at the gallery and had her as a mentor when starting his own collection. The collection is a academic one and it shows Mr Björnbergs taste and great passion for the aesthetics of Chinese Works of Art.

Literature

Yanluo Wa is the god of death and the ruler of Diyu, the Taoist hell. He is also the judge of the underworld.