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Brewing Tea
Details
DING YUNPENG (1547-1628)
Brewing Tea
Hanging scroll
ink and colour on paper
124.5 x 53 cm. (49 x 20 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated third month, dingsi year (1617)
Further inscribed with a poem by Emperor Qianlong (r.1736-1796), signed with seven seals of the Emperor
TRANSLATION OF THE POEMS:
Under the cool and pleasant shade of the banana trees and bamboo patches,
Lu Tong is considering which type of fire is suitable for boiling tea. An elegant scene, Lu boiling tea is a very appropriate painting subject,
But rereading his bizarre tea song is far from necessary.
Brewing Tea
Hanging scroll
ink and colour on paper
124.5 x 53 cm. (49 x 20 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated third month, dingsi year (1617)
Further inscribed with a poem by Emperor Qianlong (r.1736-1796), signed with seven seals of the Emperor
TRANSLATION OF THE POEMS:
Under the cool and pleasant shade of the banana trees and bamboo patches,
Lu Tong is considering which type of fire is suitable for boiling tea. An elegant scene, Lu boiling tea is a very appropriate painting subject,
But rereading his bizarre tea song is far from necessary.
Provenance
PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO
Lot 46, 2 June 1992, Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Christie's New York.
Lot 46, 2 June 1992, Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Christie's New York.
Literature
Inscriptions and Poems by Emperor Qianlong, ShumuWenxian Publication House, Beijing, 1993, p.2.
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