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PROPERTY OF THE PING Y. TAI FOUNDATION Ping Y. Tai (1915-1998) was the wife of the legendary connoisseur, collector, and dealer Jun Tsei Tai (1911-1992), fondly known in international art circles as J.T. Tai. These Chinese paintings were acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Tai without commercial intent and were kept at home for their personal enjoyment. Mrs. Tai was born Chang Ping Ying in Suzhou in 1915. During 1932 in Shanghai, she married Jun Tsei Tai, who was already a highly respected connoisseur and dealer of Chinese ceramics, ancient bronze vessels and carved jades. Like many of their compatriots, Mr. and Mrs. Tai moved to Hong Kong in 1949, a year of great political and social upheaval in China. In 1950, Mr. Tai settled in New York and was joined by Mrs. Tai in 1953. Working first with the leading Paris-based dealer C.T. Loo, Mr. Tai soon established his own gallery, J.T. Tai and Co., on Madison Avenue in New York City’s elite district of museums and galleries. Many masterpieces in major American museums and collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Avery Brundage collection and the Arthur M. Sackler collections were acquired from Mr. Tai. In this way, he was a primary force that profoundly influenced the appreciation of Chinese art in America and Europe. Ping Y. and J.T. Tai were a central part of the cultural elite in New York’s Chinese community, which included such renowned artistic and literary figures as C.C. Wang, Lin Yutang, Wan-go Weng, and Wang Fangyu. In the time-honored tradition of Chinese collectors, they would study and enjoy each painting or object during private moments together or at gatherings with their connoisseur friends.
CHEN HONGSHOU (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1598-1652)
The Drinking Party
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CHEN HONGSHOU (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1598-1652)
The Drinking Party
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
41 x 20 ½ in. (104 x 52 cm.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Three collectors’ seals
The Drinking Party
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
41 x 20 ½ in. (104 x 52 cm.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Three collectors’ seals