“The painting of Ch'ih-pi” is a fine work of Qiu Ying (1494 - 1552), a Chinese artist who specialized in the gongbi brush technique. It is 129 centimeters in length and 23.5 centimeters in breadth and it has earnestly absorbed and drawn upon the famous work of Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), “Post Thoughts of the Past at Red Cliff.”
Qiu Ying rounded off the “The painting of Ch'ih-pi” in the fashion of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) by incorporating many different techniques and a varied palettes, making this piece of work a true jewel worth a great price.
Item: “Twelve-folding screen of the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911)”
Knockdown price: 25 million Yuan
The folding screen was designed during the reign of the Qing Emperor Kangxi (1662-1721) and is 3.2 meters in height and 5 meters in breadth. Its frame was made from padauk and engraved with agalmatolite on both side. On the screens are patterns of Chinese traditional landscapes, scholars and gods. Western constructions and figures adorn its reverse side, indicating the fever of western learning at that time.
As a type of furniture pandered to the Qing Emperor Kangxi, this folding screen was arguably the pick of the bunch.
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