Lot Essay
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THE SONG RENAISSANCE
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
EMPEROR HUIZONG (REIGNED 1011-1125, PREVIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO)
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EMPEROR HUIZONG (REIGNED 1011-1125, PREVIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO)
THE TANG EMPEROR MING ADMONISHING HIS SON
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
30.5 x 144 cm (12 x 56 2/3 in.)
Inscribed and signed: Xuanhedian ji (executed in the Xuanhe Palace)
With seal: Yu Shu Zhi Bao (A Treasure by Imperial hand)
Inscription on the painting by each of:
Zhao Mengchun (13th century), signed: chen, Zhao Mengchun, and dated thirteenth day, ninth month, third year of the Baoqing era (1227);
Qian Liangyou (1278-1344), signed: Qian Liangyou, and dated twenty-fifth day, third month, eighth year of the Yanyou era (1321); Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795), signed: Yu ti (imperial inscription), and dated first month, renyin year (1782), with two seals: Gu Xi Tian Zi, You Ri Zi Zi
Collectors' seals include:
Wu Quanjie (1269-1350): Wu Quan Jie Yin;
Song Lian (1310-1381): Song Lian, Wan Jin Zhi Wan;
Fang Xiao'ru (1357-1402): Fang Xiao Ru Yin;
Wang Kentang (1549-1613): Ken Tang Zou Yi, Yu Gang Zhai;
Emepror Qianlong: Shi Qu Bao Ji, Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Shi Qu Ding Jian, Bao Ji Zhong Bian, Ning Shou Gong Xu Ru Shi Qu Bao Ji, Qian Long Jian Shang, San Xi Tang Jing Jian Xi, Yi Zi Sun (complete set of eight seals), Le Shou Tang Jian Cang Bao, Ba Zheng Mao Nian Zhi Bao, Tai Shang Huang Di Zhi Bao, Gu Xi Tian Zi Zhi Bao, Shou
Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820): Jia Qing Yu Lan Zhi Bao;
Emperor Xuantong (r. 1909-1911): Xuan Tong Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Wu Yi Zhai; Ren Zhenting (19th-20th century): Fa Hua Bao Ji, Zhen Ting Shen Ding, Ren Shi Zhen Ting Fa Hua Bao Ji Kao Cang Zhen Ji; Shan Yin Ren Shi Suo Can; and
Gui Cang Bao Wan; Ban Shan Shi Jia; Zhen Shang; Bao Cang; Shuai Zhen; Zi Sun Bao Zhi; Shen Pin; Fu Ma Du Wei
Inscription follwing the painting by Zhang Yu (1277-1348), signed: Juqu Waishi Zhang Yu, with one seal: Zhang Yu Si Yin
Three collectors' seals including:
Ren Zhenting: Zhen Ting Ping Shen Zhen Shang; and
Miao Xin Si; Jiu Teng Xiang Guang
Note:
1. Original Qing imperial mounting, with original Imperial brocade outer wrap, original jade toggle, craved with the title of the painting: "Qianlong Yu Shang. Song Huizong Tang Minghuang xunzi tu"
([For] Emperor Qianlong's Imperial appreciation. The Tang Emperor Ming Admonishing his son)
2. For brief biography of Wang Kentang, see ZMRC p.85 and LMSBC, p.763 3. For brief biography of Wu Quanjie, see ZMRC p.282, and ZLRD p.1058
ZMRC: Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981
LMSBC: Lidai Mingren Shiming Biehao Cidian, Shanxi Guji Chubanshe, 1998
ZLRD: Zhongguo Lidai Renming Dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999
THE TANG EMPEROR MING ADMONISHING HIS SON
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
30.5 x 144 cm (12 x 56 2/3 in.)
Inscribed and signed: Xuanhedian ji (executed in the Xuanhe Palace)
With seal: Yu Shu Zhi Bao (A Treasure by Imperial hand)
Inscription on the painting by each of:
Zhao Mengchun (13th century), signed: chen, Zhao Mengchun, and dated thirteenth day, ninth month, third year of the Baoqing era (1227);
Qian Liangyou (1278-1344), signed: Qian Liangyou, and dated twenty-fifth day, third month, eighth year of the Yanyou era (1321); Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795), signed: Yu ti (imperial inscription), and dated first month, renyin year (1782), with two seals: Gu Xi Tian Zi, You Ri Zi Zi
Collectors' seals include:
Wu Quanjie (1269-1350): Wu Quan Jie Yin;
Song Lian (1310-1381): Song Lian, Wan Jin Zhi Wan;
Fang Xiao'ru (1357-1402): Fang Xiao Ru Yin;
Wang Kentang (1549-1613): Ken Tang Zou Yi, Yu Gang Zhai;
Emepror Qianlong: Shi Qu Bao Ji, Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Shi Qu Ding Jian, Bao Ji Zhong Bian, Ning Shou Gong Xu Ru Shi Qu Bao Ji, Qian Long Jian Shang, San Xi Tang Jing Jian Xi, Yi Zi Sun (complete set of eight seals), Le Shou Tang Jian Cang Bao, Ba Zheng Mao Nian Zhi Bao, Tai Shang Huang Di Zhi Bao, Gu Xi Tian Zi Zhi Bao, Shou
Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820): Jia Qing Yu Lan Zhi Bao;
Emperor Xuantong (r. 1909-1911): Xuan Tong Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Wu Yi Zhai; Ren Zhenting (19th-20th century): Fa Hua Bao Ji, Zhen Ting Shen Ding, Ren Shi Zhen Ting Fa Hua Bao Ji Kao Cang Zhen Ji; Shan Yin Ren Shi Suo Can; and
Gui Cang Bao Wan; Ban Shan Shi Jia; Zhen Shang; Bao Cang; Shuai Zhen; Zi Sun Bao Zhi; Shen Pin; Fu Ma Du Wei
Inscription follwing the painting by Zhang Yu (1277-1348), signed: Juqu Waishi Zhang Yu, with one seal: Zhang Yu Si Yin
Three collectors' seals including:
Ren Zhenting: Zhen Ting Ping Shen Zhen Shang; and
Miao Xin Si; Jiu Teng Xiang Guang
Note:
1. Original Qing imperial mounting, with original Imperial brocade outer wrap, original jade toggle, craved with the title of the painting: "Qianlong Yu Shang. Song Huizong Tang Minghuang xunzi tu"
([For] Emperor Qianlong's Imperial appreciation. The Tang Emperor Ming Admonishing his son)
2. For brief biography of Wang Kentang, see ZMRC p.85 and LMSBC, p.763 3. For brief biography of Wu Quanjie, see ZMRC p.282, and ZLRD p.1058
ZMRC: Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981
LMSBC: Lidai Mingren Shiming Biehao Cidian, Shanxi Guji Chubanshe, 1998
ZLRD: Zhongguo Lidai Renming Dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999