Pair of Cormorants

LI, KUCHAN
1898 Gaotang, Shandong - 1983

Title: Pair of Cormorants.
Origin: China.
Date: 1959.
Technique: Ink on paper.
Measurement: 68.5x67cm.
Description: In abstract brushwork a pair of cormorants swimming between reeds. The head with the
large, at the end hook-shaped beak depicted by a few clear strokes.
Signature: Kuchan.
Seal: Li Ying.
Frame/Pedestal: Mounted for framing, total size 83.5x82cm.
Condition B. Smaller damage in the center. Water margins in the lower right corner.

Provenance:
-Private collection Bernhard Karlgren (15.10.1889-20.10.1978), a well-known Swedish linguist and sinologist. Acquired directly from the artist.
-Private collection Monaco. Acquired approx. 1972 from Bernhard Karlgren.
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