'DEER AND PINE', 17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER China. Ink and watercolor on silk. Depicting two deer, one resting below a rose bush, the other raising his head towards two birds perched on a gnarly branch. The background with a waterfall and crashing waves. Mounted to a blue brocade frame with wan symbols.

Provenance: From the private collection of Michael B. Weisbrod, New York, USA. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Condition: The painting is in good original condition, commensurate with age, and still presenting well. Minor wear, few creases, small tears and losses, some abrasions, staining and browning, but no restorations or touch-ups whatsoever. The colors are still quite fresh. The brocade mount with losses and tears.

Dimensions: Image size 177.5 x 100.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 224.3 x 117 cm

In Chinese culture, the deer symbolized longevity, but can also have wealth and prosperity connotations to it. The Chinese word for deer is also a homonym for lu, which means good income. The animal is generally associated with Shoulao, the god of longevity.

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十七至十八世紀或更早《松下雙鹿圖》
中國，絹本水墨設色。描繪了兩隻鹿，一隻在玫瑰叢下休息，另一隻抬起頭，望著兩隻棲息在松樹上的錦鷄。樹後岩石之間有瀑布。萬字紋藍色織錦裝裱。

來源：美國紐約Michael B. Weisbrod私人收藏。Michael B. Weisbrod是一位著名的中國藝術學者，他在 50 多年的時間裡就該主題發表了大量著作。 1972 年，Michael加入了他父親 Gerald Weisbrod 博士在加拿大多倫多的亞洲藝術藝廊。 這對父子團隊於 1977 年在麥迪遜大道開設了他們的紐約分館，在接下來的 45 年裡，藝廊舉辦了大量展覽，向全球的博物館和私人收藏家出售作品，最終還在上海和香港開辦分店。
品相：畫作保存完好，輕微磨損、少量摺痕與撕裂、一些擦傷、缺損、染色和褐變，但沒有任何修復或修飾。顏色仍然相當鮮豔。錦緞裝裱有缺損和撕裂。

尺寸：畫面177.5 x 100.5 厘米，總224.3 x 117 厘米