Lot  610 Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Scholars in the Woods

LEE YIH HONG (Taiwanese, 1941 - 2023)

1981

Ink and colour on paper, framed

Estimate

TWD 180,000-360,000

HKD 46,000-92,000

USD 5,900-11,700

CNY 39,000-79,000

Sold Price

TWD 240,000

HKD 59,553

USD 7,594

CNY 52,631


Signature

Signed LEE YIH HONG in Chinese With one seal of the artist

ILLUSTRATED: Recent Works of Lee Yih Hong - Annual Edition from the Artist's Studio , Lee Yih Hong Artist Studio, Taipei, 1981, p. 32

+ OVERVIEW

The painter painstaking structures this painting with willows by the stream and houses on the edge. These elements lead the eye to the center where two figures in white were enjoying tea. This structure and tonality depict a harmonious scene in a local Taiwanese village. Such light tonality was in fact depicted using layers of light green, achieving richness and depth of colour. Such technique could be traced to his masters Chiang Chao-Shen and Chiang's master Pu Hsinyu. Pu once asked Chiang to observe a landscape scroll painting closely and guess the number of colour application. Chiang guessed three, while Pu replied ten. Such method was repeatedly employed by Chiang ever since and passed down to his student Lee Yih Hong. Lee further create by using traditional ink subjects and materials from Taiwan. Structure and clothing of Lee's painting reflect modern literati elements. The Chinese title reflects Lu Tong's poem from Tang dynasty, suggesting the pleasure of tea appreciation.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Saturday, June 1, 2019, 3:30pm