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Lot 223 Rα

Studio of Youqua, attributed to. Ca.1840-1880 - Youqua, attributed to. Ca.1840-1880

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 10:00 - Chinese Art - Ceramics, Porcelain, Paintings
Estimate: 25.000 € - 30.000 €
Result: 32.240 € (incl. premium)
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Youqua, attributed to. Ca.1840-1880

Four naval scenes on the Yuejiang-River near Canton.
a) Three junks during manoeuvres; b) Ningpo junks and passenger junks by the Whampoa pagoda; c) Ningpo junk; d) River pasenger junk in front of Fort Dahuangjiao. Oil on canvas (relined). Each framed. (4) All 4 relined in orininal strainers
One canvas (a) with important restaured crack
Retouches.
44.4 x 32.6 cm each

The four works on offer here all depict the Yuejiang (Pearl River) and its importance for the trading capital Guangzhou (also known as Canton). The numerous junks seen transporting passengers and goods emphasize the river’s significance for China in the 19th century. The motif, technique, style and choice of mediums all indicate the possible authorship of Youqua, which would date the work to between 1840 and 1880.

Literature

See Carl L. Crossmann, The decorative arts of the China trade, Woodbridge 1991, pp. 132-133.
The attribution to Youqua is based on a painting with the artist's trade label sold at Christie's South Kensington in October 2012, lot 182, and another at Christie's London in July 2006, lot 108.