Lot 1339: PENG XIANCHENG (b. 1941)

PENG XIANCHENG (b. 1941)
Yang Guifei and Ladies
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Painting inscribed with the poem Ballad of Beauties (Lirenxing) by Du Fu and signed by the artist with three seals
Dated the fifth month, summer of xinwei year (1991)
38½ x 21 in. (97.8 x 53.3 cm.)

Acquired from the artist, Chengdu, Sichuan, 1993.

Peng Xiancheng is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan. His paintings have been exhibited and collected throughout China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Working in a distinctive 'boneless' style, Peng favors traditional themes from the Tang and Song periods. Here he depicts the femme fatale Yang Guifei with her retinue, as described in the famous poem written in 753 by Du Fu.