Lot Essay
Gu Heqing of Dandu, Jiangsu was born into the Zhu family. He was a talented poet and writer of running and cursive scripts, who also enjoyed drinking.
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GU HEQING (1766-after 1830)
Boating on Du Stream in Spring
Handscroll, ink and color on paper, 12¾ x 56in. (32.5 x 142.5cm.)
Inscribed and signed: "Tao'an brother Gu Heqing"
Dated four days after the Qingming Festival ("Pure Brightness") of yichou year of the Jiaqing era (1805)
Three seals of the artist: Cui Yan Xiao Yin, Gu He Wing Yin, Tao An Hua Chan
Total of forty-eight colophons, including ones by Pan Yijun (1740-1830), Wang Qisun (1755-1817), Zhang Yin (1761-1829), Wu Xiqi (1746-1818), Hong Liangji (1746-1809), Shi Yunyu (1756-1837), Zhang Wentao (1764-1814), Wan Chengji (1766-1826) and Wang Gu (1754-1821)
Frontispiece by Zeng Ao (1750-1830)
Boating on Du Stream in Spring
Handscroll, ink and color on paper, 12¾ x 56in. (32.5 x 142.5cm.)
Inscribed and signed: "Tao'an brother Gu Heqing"
Dated four days after the Qingming Festival ("Pure Brightness") of yichou year of the Jiaqing era (1805)
Three seals of the artist: Cui Yan Xiao Yin, Gu He Wing Yin, Tao An Hua Chan
Total of forty-eight colophons, including ones by Pan Yijun (1740-1830), Wang Qisun (1755-1817), Zhang Yin (1761-1829), Wu Xiqi (1746-1818), Hong Liangji (1746-1809), Shi Yunyu (1756-1837), Zhang Wentao (1764-1814), Wan Chengji (1766-1826) and Wang Gu (1754-1821)
Frontispiece by Zeng Ao (1750-1830)