SZETO NAI CHUNG (CHINESE/CANADIAN, B. 1950)
INK AND POLYCHROME PIGMENTS ON PAPER.
A LARGE TRADITIONAL CHINESE LITERATI-STYLE PAINTING DEPICTING A MALE PEACOCK SHOWCASING AN ELABORATE EYE-SPOTTED TRAIL AND A CONCURRENT FEMALE PEAFOWL PERCHED AMIDST A GNARLED TREE BRANCH, ENCIRCLED BY VIBRANT BLOOMING PINK, PURPLE, AND YELLOW PEONY FLOWERING BUSHES AND WHITE BLOSSOMS.THE UPPER LEFT SECTION INCLUDES CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTIONS FEATURING A CYCLICAL CHINESE CALENDAR DATE NOTING “BINGXU” YEAR MID-AUTUMN (2006), EXECUTED AT THE ARTIST’S “CHENG YAN TANG” STUDIO SIGNED BY SZETO NAI CHUNG WITH TWO RED ARTIST SEALS.
34 X 57 IN
43.5 X 73.5 IN FRAMED
LARGE SCALE SZETO NAI CHUNG PEACOCK AND PEONIES
SZETO NAI CHUNG (CHINESE/CANADIAN, B. 1950) INK AND POLYCHROME PIGMENTS ON PAPER. A LARGE TRADITIONAL CHINESE LITERATI-STYLE PAINTING DEPICTING A MALE PEACOCK SHOWCASING AN ELABORATE EYE-SPOTTED TRAIL AND A CONCURRENT FEMALE PEAFOWL PERCHED AMIDST A GNARLED TREE BRANCH, ENCIRCLED BY VIBRANT BLOOMING PINK, PURPLE, AND YELLOW PEONY FLOWERING BUSHES AND WHITE BLOSSOMS.THE UPPER LEFT SECTION…