Description
Dia.: 11 cm (the saucer)
Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 3,5 cm (the cup)
The four arts (四藝, siyi), or the four arts of the Chinese scholar, were the four main academic and artistic talents required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman. They were the mastery of the qin (the guqin, a stringed instrument, 琴), qi (the strategy game of Go, 棋), shu (Chinese calligraphy, 書) and hua (Chinese painting, 畫), and are also referred to by listing all four: 琴棋書畫; qínqíshūhuà. (source: Wikipedia)
Lot 240
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 2.470
This lot was sold on 2 July 2024 and is no longer available