Chinese Art on sharkskin
28 August 2018
Description

unknown specific age, my grandfather purchased in China in the 1920's

Provenance

My grandfather

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 1 hour
By Klaus
Aug 28, 21:13 UTC
Fair Market Value
$200 - $500 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. The unterwater landscape painting in your possession is highly unusual. Very few people in Asia might have had the chance to see unterwater mountains in the 1920s. The overall appearance would remind me more of japanese art, e.g the stylistics of japanese ukiyo-e. I can´t find any comparables in chinese art nor in japanese art. My educated guess would be that the watercolour was made by a talented japanese artist and bought by your grandfather on his way home at a stopover in a japanese port town. The estimate is based on similar sea life kakemono by lesser known japanese artists of the 1920s.

Peter schweitzer Aug 29, 21:39 UTC

Will respond this evening or tomorrow when I am home. thanks

Peter schweitzer Aug 30, 19:57 UTC

Hello, I do not see any inscription or signature. The framed size is 27 in x 44 inch

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