China the Beautiful

[bobob]

Hello-

I have a Chinese scroll which you can see at

http://www.rdrop.com/users/green/plantit/SCROLL.jpg

I think this painting is by Baden Shanren. My questions are:

1. When was this scroll made? It looks old, but is it?
2. Who made it. I don't think Baden made it himself, did he?
3. Are there many scrolls just like this (mass produced)?
4. This scroll has one stamp, but some scrolls have many stamps. Who made these stamps and when? Were these stamps just added to make the scroll look 'official'?
5. How should I take care of this scroll?
6. Is this scroll valuable?

Thank you helping me with this information. I really like these Chinese scrolls and want to learn about them. There is not much information in the US.
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InterestedInChineseArt

[chinapage]

Bada Shenren is a famous painter. Spend a little time to read
up about him. See examples in this web site.

http://www.chinapage.com/painting/badashenren/badashenren.html

There are millions of hand-painted Bada Shenren for sale for $75
and up. Just check out Ebay.

[sllee]

I would say it is more a fake than genuine painting by Badashanren, too bad to disappoint you.

The painting looks very crafty unlike the casual style of Bada. The signature is not his. There are a lot of fake paintings by the famous painters like him.
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SL Lee
http://www.asiawind.com

[Aolung]

[sllee]

The following are samples of Bada's signature:






You can read more:

http://www.cqcn.com/blog/archives/20070225_toward_a_study_of_bdsrs_signature.html

Use this author's comments as a reference and do your own analysis.

Just another side line. Someone has made a set of fonts using Bada's calligraphy.
http://shareware.skycn.com/sort/sort1410_default_1.htm

1. Not all good painters are good calligraphers.
2. Not all famous people are good calligraphers.
3. Good calligraphy may not be good fonts.
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SL Lee
http://www.asiawind.com

[Leland]

What would an original of Bada's sell for? Even at 75 bucks that's still pretty expensive for a fake isn't it?

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[deyciar]

Dear Dr. Lee,

Thank you very much for the link to the excellent article on Bada Shanren's signature! It is very much appreciated.

Paul deYciar

[g3464123]

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.







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[Al3ce]

I like your scroll, I haven't seen any like this before. It may possibly have some value but it really does depend on the authenticity of the piece.

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[Tbert]