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From a Prominent North American Collection (Lots 653-655)
ZHOU CHEN (CIRCA 1450-1535)
Genre Scene of a Village
Details
ZHOU CHEN (CIRCA 1450-1535)
Genre Scene of a Village
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
54.7 x 38.6 cm. (21 ½ x 15 1⁄8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Colophon inscribed by Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799, reigned 1736-1796) , with two seals
Eight collector’s seals: five of Emperor Qianlong and three of Zhang Qinglin (19th-20th C.)
Wooden box inscribed and signed by Nagao Uzan (1864-1942), with two seals
Genre Scene of a Village
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
54.7 x 38.6 cm. (21 ½ x 15 1⁄8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Colophon inscribed by Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799, reigned 1736-1796) , with two seals
Eight collector’s seals: five of Emperor Qianlong and three of Zhang Qinglin (19th-20th C.)
Wooden box inscribed and signed by Nagao Uzan (1864-1942), with two seals
Provenance
Collection of Professor Wen Fong.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
A Collection of Masterpieces by Painters of Sung, Yuan, Ming and Ching Dynasties No.2, Cultural and Art Co., Taipei, 1 December 1970, p.42.
A Collection of Famous Chinese Paintings: Tang, Sung, Yuan & Ming Dynasties, Cheng Wen Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei, 1976, pl.187.
Mette Siggstedt, Zhou Chen: The Life and Paintings of a Ming Professional Artist, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities Bulletin No. 54, 1982, pl. 15.
Suzuki Kei, Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings: American and Canadian Collections, Vol.1, University of Tokyo Press, 1982, pp.I-172 and I-447, pl.A18-039.
Overseas Collections of Famous Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties Vol.VI Ming (II), Hunan Fine Art Publishing House, December 1998, pp.74-75, pl.48.
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting Overseas IV: Ming, Shanghai Art and Culture Publishing House, 1999, pp.38-39.
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting Overseas II: Yuan to Mid-Ming, Jin Xiu Publishing House, November 2001 p.169.
Collection of Chinese Paintings, Vol. 9, Guan Ling Shu She, Yangzhou, September 2004, p. 2089.
An-yi Pan and Ellen Avril, Nature Observed and Imagined: Five Hundred Years of Chinese Painting, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, 2010, cat. 24, pp. 86-87.
Imperial Poems Book 4, Vol.10, p.31. (Poem by Qianlong Emperor)
A Collection of Famous Chinese Paintings: Tang, Sung, Yuan & Ming Dynasties, Cheng Wen Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei, 1976, pl.187.
Mette Siggstedt, Zhou Chen: The Life and Paintings of a Ming Professional Artist, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities Bulletin No. 54, 1982, pl. 15.
Suzuki Kei, Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings: American and Canadian Collections, Vol.1, University of Tokyo Press, 1982, pp.I-172 and I-447, pl.A18-039.
Overseas Collections of Famous Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties Vol.VI Ming (II), Hunan Fine Art Publishing House, December 1998, pp.74-75, pl.48.
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting Overseas IV: Ming, Shanghai Art and Culture Publishing House, 1999, pp.38-39.
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting Overseas II: Yuan to Mid-Ming, Jin Xiu Publishing House, November 2001 p.169.
Collection of Chinese Paintings, Vol. 9, Guan Ling Shu She, Yangzhou, September 2004, p. 2089.
An-yi Pan and Ellen Avril, Nature Observed and Imagined: Five Hundred Years of Chinese Painting, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, 2010, cat. 24, pp. 86-87.
Imperial Poems Book 4, Vol.10, p.31. (Poem by Qianlong Emperor)
Exhibited
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Nature Observed and Imagined: Five Hundred Years of Chinese Painting, 10 April – 13 June 2010.
Further details
Assembled over four decades by a distinguished Chinese-American family, the present collection represents one of the most significant privately held groups of Chinese paintings in North America. The family, closely connected to a vibrant circle of scholars and collectors including C.C. Wang and Professor Wen Fong, played a formative role in advancing scholarship, connoisseurship and the broader appreciation of Chinese paintings, alongside their many contributions to the arts and education. In 2023, Christie’s was honoured to present Flowers and Calligraphy by Chen Chun from this collection, formerly from the collection of Professor Wen Fong, which realized HK$28,810,000. The present selection of paintings, extensively published and exhibited, reflects the family’s singular vision as collectors.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings