Lot Essay
Compare with a very similar album of the artist which is from the same period illustrated in The Four Monks' paintings, (Shanghai: People's Fine Arts Publisher's House, 1990, no. 89)
Details
BADA SHANREN (Zhu Da, 1626-1705)
Flowers and Birds
Album of twelve leaves, ink on paper, each leaf measures 12 x 10 3/4in. (30.5 x 27.5cm.)
a. Plum Blossom
b. A Lonely Bird among Willows
c. Orchid and Rock
d. Bamboo, Rock and Bird
e. Lotus
f. Minah Bird
g. Cottonrose Hibiscus
h. Begonia
i. Chrysanthemum and Rock
j. Lily
k. Old Tree, Bird on a Branch
l. Two Birds
Each leaf signed: "Painted by Bada Shanren". Each leaf with one seal of the artist: Ba Da Shan Ren or He Yuan
Last leaf dated xiaochun yue, the tenth month of jimao year (1699)
Forty-two collectors' seals including twelve of Pan Zhengwei (1791-1850); one of Xiang Yuan (late 18th century); two of Sheng Xuan huai (1844-1916); twenty-seven of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983)
One colophon of Pan Shenwei
Flowers and Birds
Album of twelve leaves, ink on paper, each leaf measures 12 x 10 3/4in. (30.5 x 27.5cm.)
a. Plum Blossom
b. A Lonely Bird among Willows
c. Orchid and Rock
d. Bamboo, Rock and Bird
e. Lotus
f. Minah Bird
g. Cottonrose Hibiscus
h. Begonia
i. Chrysanthemum and Rock
j. Lily
k. Old Tree, Bird on a Branch
l. Two Birds
Each leaf signed: "Painted by Bada Shanren". Each leaf with one seal of the artist: Ba Da Shan Ren or He Yuan
Last leaf dated xiaochun yue, the tenth month of jimao year (1699)
Forty-two collectors' seals including twelve of Pan Zhengwei (1791-1850); one of Xiang Yuan (late 18th century); two of Sheng Xuan huai (1844-1916); twenty-seven of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983)
One colophon of Pan Shenwei
Literature
Danzheng Wei, Ting Fan Lou Shu Hua Ji (Record of Painting and Calligraphy in the Author's Collection)
Sequel vol. second as reproduced in Huang Binhong Dengshi, Meishu Congshu
Sequel vol. second as reproduced in Huang Binhong Dengshi, Meishu Congshu
Exhibited
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Art Gallery, Master of the Lotus Garden, The Life and Art of Bada Shanren, Jan. 25-March 24, 1991, exh. cat., p. 271 (illus.). This exhibition also held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA, Aug. 22-Oct. 28, 1990.
Tokyo, Japan, So Gen Mei Shin Meiga Taikan Conspectus of Famous Paintings of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties 1931, exh. cat., p. 231 (illus.). This exhibition travelled to Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan, So Gen Mei Shin Meiga Taikan Conspectus of Famous Paintings of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties 1931, exh. cat., p. 231 (illus.). This exhibition travelled to Osaka, Japan