THREE PAINTINGS OF FESTIVAL SCENES, ATTRIBUTED TO ZHU DINGXI...

THREE PAINTINGS OF FESTIVAL SCENES, ATTRIBUTED TO ZHU DINGXIN (1868-1937), OFFICIAL CAREER OF WANG WENSHAO LATE QING DYNASTY Each painted in ink and colour on silk, depicting festive processions with attendants, musicians, ceremonial banners and figures in traditional dress, set against architectural and mountainous landscapes. Each framed. 46 cm x 46 cm COMPARABLE EXAMPLE: A comparable set sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, Cultivating Delight: Collecting Chinese Art, 1–15 July 2020, lot 8867, for HKD 350,000. NOTE: Zhu Dingxin, born in Wenzhou, is an artist known for painting flowers and birds and ladies. In the late Qing Dynasty, he served as the county magistrate of Liyang County, Jiangsu Province. At the beginning of the Republic of China, he served as the director of the Yongjia Foreign Broadcasting Bureau. Paying Homage to Deities Executed in elaborate brushwork and meticulous detail, the painting depicts a lively religious procession centred on a courtyard. In the foreground, performers in traditional robes walk on tall stilts, while behind them, participants carrying ritual implements and banners proceed in procession. Their robes bear the inscription ‘chaoding jinxiang (朝頂進香),’ referring to the practice of ascending a mountain to offer incense before the deities at a temple to pray for safety and protection. Unsigned and undated, compositions of this kind are found in Chinese paintings dating to the late nineteenth century and were also popular in the export market.

Estimate:£5,000

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