I don't know the title it's not in English.
16 July 2021
Description

It looks like pieces of rice paper over a thin hard board.Its really great looking.My mother's friend from art school Brought it back from the orient sometime sometime in the seventies. Or late 1960s.16inLx 12in. W It looks like there's several layers of paper and it feels kind of and it feels kind of very lightly velvet. My mother had it forever 50 years and she gave it to me before she died. It was given to her from a friend when she was you're wrong you brought it back from brought it back from somewhere in the orient.

Provenance

Unknown

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 5 days
By Leah I.
Jul 22, 01:49 UTC
Fair Market Value
$200 - $600 USD
Suggested Asking Price $400 USD
What does this mean?

Hi again Susan,

Here is what I've come up with:

Signature: 無咎寫 - Painted by Wújiù 
Seal: 無咎  - Wújiù 

It may be by the Chinese American painter Lu Wujiu (Lü Wu-Chiu) 呂無咎 (1918-2013)

Since I was unable to locate completed sales or asking prices for any of her works, my valuation is based on sales of contemporary abstract Chinese painting in general.

It is, however, strikingly similar to works by the very well-known artist Zhang Daqian.

example:
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6193786

I recommend sending a jpeg to Sotheby's and Christie's in case they can match this to Zhang's catalogue or his followers.

https://www.christies.com/departments/Chinese-Paintings-93-1.aspx#contacts
https://www.christies.com/selling-services/auction-services/auction-estimates/overview/

https://www.sothebys.com/en/departments/chinese-paintings-modern
https://www.sothebys.com/en/sell?locale=en

If you would like me to help you with contacting them, just let me know.

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