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YAO ZAI (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
THE RETIREMENT OF BI YUAN
Handscroll, ink and colour with gold on silk
44 x 680 cm (17 1/4 x 267 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Xishan Yao Zai
One seal of the artist: Yao Zai
Dated autumn, jiawu year of the Qianlong era (1774)
Four collectors' seals
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of:
Jiang Guolin (18th-19th century), signed, with three seals;
Xu Qiguang (19th-20th century), with two seals
Two collectors' seals
Frontispiece by Liang Guohu (18th-19th century), signed, with three seals
Five collectors' seals, including one of Pan Zhengwei (19th century)
Note:
1. For brief biography of the artist, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidain, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.585
2. This painting was painted to record the retirement and returning home of Bi Wan (1730-1797). For brief biography of Bi Wan, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, ibid., p.916
3. For brief biography of Jiang Guolin, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, ibid., p.236
4. Xu Qiguang passed the official examinations and came second in the thirtieth year of the Daoguang era (1850). For brief biography, see Mingqing Jinshi Timingbeilu Suoying, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1979, pp.172, 2807
5. Liang Guohu, native of Panyu in Guangdong, passed the official exaimations in the twenty-first year of the Daoguang era (1841). For brief biography, see Mingqing Jinshi timingbeilu Suoying, ibid., pp/1114, 2800
THE RETIREMENT OF BI YUAN
Handscroll, ink and colour with gold on silk
44 x 680 cm (17 1/4 x 267 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Xishan Yao Zai
One seal of the artist: Yao Zai
Dated autumn, jiawu year of the Qianlong era (1774)
Four collectors' seals
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of:
Jiang Guolin (18th-19th century), signed, with three seals;
Xu Qiguang (19th-20th century), with two seals
Two collectors' seals
Frontispiece by Liang Guohu (18th-19th century), signed, with three seals
Five collectors' seals, including one of Pan Zhengwei (19th century)
Note:
1. For brief biography of the artist, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidain, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.585
2. This painting was painted to record the retirement and returning home of Bi Wan (1730-1797). For brief biography of Bi Wan, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, ibid., p.916
3. For brief biography of Jiang Guolin, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, ibid., p.236
4. Xu Qiguang passed the official examinations and came second in the thirtieth year of the Daoguang era (1850). For brief biography, see Mingqing Jinshi Timingbeilu Suoying, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1979, pp.172, 2807
5. Liang Guohu, native of Panyu in Guangdong, passed the official exaimations in the twenty-first year of the Daoguang era (1841). For brief biography, see Mingqing Jinshi timingbeilu Suoying, ibid., pp/1114, 2800