Along the River During the Qingming Festival
10 May 2020
Description

This is a 52in x 148in wall mural. It's a 3d metal replica of the "Qingming Shanghe Tu" painting by the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145).

Provenance

It was hung in a family home.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 11 hours
By s.k. Breider
May 11, 07:31 UTC
Fair Market Value
$3,000 - $5,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Christina,

What you have is a very detailed depiction of the Qingming festival made in China in ( second half )20th century. Its completely carved in limestone or marble plate and painted afterwards with gold-paint to give more accent to the details and show the craftsmanship. Its really a great carving done by a master in its craft. I believe when this came to auction it would fetch a price close to the estimate. Its a little bit a shot in the dark; I never saw one like this before. Could go much higher if the right bidders are there. If you would like to sell it please use an auction house with a prescription to a world wide platform like Invaluable or life auctioneers. That way you are sure the piece has good exposure and will sell ( back to China I believe ) for a good price. Only size and weight can hold back bidding maybe a little bid; shipping will be very expensive.

Christina tsuei May 11, 14:02 UTC

Hi Simon,

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. My husband cut off a piece of the plywood. I hope you can see the back clearly. Also the mural was purchased in 1988 and imported from China according to my father-in-law.

Best,
Christina

S.k. breider May 11, 15:12 UTC

Great. Looks horrible and almost feel guilty asking but its on the back so no damage done. It looks like a kind of marble or limestone. Can you confirm its a sort of mineral plaque ? It look like the representation looks like cut out of soft mineral stone and then painted with gold paint. I'm I correct in your opinion ?

If you can make a small scratch ( at the back please ) in the material it is most likely limestone. The object most be quite heavy then ?

Regards,

Simon Breider

Christina tsuei May 11, 15:17 UTC

Yes it feels like it's a soft stone from just scratching it and yes it's very heavy!

Christina tsuei May 12, 20:58 UTC

Hi again!
Just checking the status of this appraisal. Please let me know if hkj need any additional information.

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