Playing Flute on a Scenic Stream was once in the collection of Mr. Shioda in Takamatsu city, Japan. Christie’s Hong Kong sold Seeking Inspiration in Snowy Mountain, also by Lan Ying from the same collection on 25 November 2019 (Lot 1007). Both paintings were recorded in the Catalogue for Auction from the Collection of Mr. Shioda in Takamatsu City, Osaka Art Club, Osaka, 29 November 1917.