MAI Trung Thu (1906–1980) - Lot 169

MAI Trung Thu (1906–1980) Le Cam-Quat, 1975 Ink and color on silk (pongé) mounted on paper, signed in the upper right corner: MAI THU with the artist’s seal in red; titled on the back of the paper; on the back of the mounting, the title and the note “Purchased on March 3, 1975, from Mai Thu, 16 Avenue du Parc, Vanves” 22.5 x 18 cm (viewable area) – Dimensions with mat and frame made by the artist: 38.5 x 33 cm Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mai Lan Phuong dated October 8, 2026. Against a deep blue background, furnished with a pedestal table and a Chinese-style chair with a black wooden backrest, two figures face the viewer. A young woman sits with her hair gathered under a light sienna turban, wearing a jade-green ao dai lined with orange over white pants. She is holding a little boy on her lap—dressed in a white shirt and red pants—who is playing with a cam quat that he is about to put in his mouth. The fruit comes from the dwarf cam quat tree standing to their right in a “Hue blue” pot.

Estimate:$55,263.90

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