A HANDSCROLL PAINTING ACQUIRED IN HONG KONG IN 1962 (lot 1). |
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WANG SHIMIN (follower of, 1592-1680)
Landscape
ink on silk, hand scroll
with three colophons by Qian Weicheng (1720-1772), Jin Nong (1687-1763) and Guo Shangxian (1785-1832)
27 x 379cm, 27 x 108.5cm. (2)
Provenance: English private collection, acquired from Cheung Chun Curios Store, 18 Upper Lascar Row, Hong Kong, 25th August 1962.
£800-1,200
| A DONG SHOUPING WORK FROM THE COLLECTION OF ITALIAN WRITER ALDO DE JACO (1923-2003) (lot2). | |
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DONG SHOUPING (1904-1997); ZHOU ERFU (1914-2004)
Bamboo
ink on paper, hanging scroll
46 x 67cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Italian writer Aldo De Jaco (1923-2003) acquired on a visit to China in 1982 as a gift from the Chinese Writer's Association.
£3,000-5,000
| ALBUM LEAVES FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARTIN BOLSTAD (1892-1956), CONSUL GENERAL IN SHANGHAI 1948-1956 (lot 3). | |
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LÜ JI (follower of, circa 1475-1503)
Various subjects
ink and colour on silk, three album leaves
26 x 23cm. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Martin Bolstad (1892-1956). The Consul General in Shanghai from December 1948 to 1956, he held many other senior posts in the Foreign Service including Consul in New York and Consul General in Bombay. He received numerous medals and distinctions for his service including Knight of St. Olav's Order handed to him by the King of Norway.
£300-500
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CHOU YING (follower of, 1498-1552)
Figurative Paintings
ink and colour on silk, two framed works
the reverse inscribed in French
28 x 39.5cm. (2)
£800-1,200
| ALBUM LEAVES FROM THE COLLETION OF BRIGADIER AND MRS HARRY HAMILTON DEMPSEY CBE (1895-1975) (lot 5). | |
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WANG HUI (follower of, 1632-1717)
Landscapes
ink on paper, two framed album leaves
35 x 25cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Harry Hamilton Dempsey CBE (1895-1973) and Mrs Stella Muriel Dempsey (1899-1982), acquired in Hong Kong in 1936, thence by descent to the present owners.
£300-500
| AN ALBUM LEAF FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRIAN MORGAN (1930-2018) (lot 6). | |
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WEN BOREN (follower of, 1502-1575)
Landscape
ink on paper, album leaf painting
26 x 31.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Brian Morgan (1930-2018), formerly a director of Bluetts.
£200-300
| ARTWORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GUSTAV AMANN (1882-1940), REPUTED GIFT OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK (1887-1975) (lots 7-8). | Gustav Amann moved to Shanghai in 1911 initially working for Siemens, before setting up his own engineering consultancy. He later became an 'emissary plenipotentiary' for Sun Yat Sen (Kirby, Germany and Republican China, 1984, p. 361) of whom he became a confidant, securing European support for China's reconstruction (Beverley Causey, German policy towards China, 1918-1941, 1942, p. 98).
In 1928 he published The Legacy of Sun Yat Sen, originally in German, and translated into English the following year. He moved to Hong Kong in 1937.
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CHOU YING (attributed to, circa 1494-1552)
Literary Gathering
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, silk case
calligraphic inscription by Xu Chu
85 x 43cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Gustav Amann (1882-1940), reputedly a gift from Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) in the 1920s, thence by descent to the present owners.
£4,000-6,000
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LÜ JI (attributed to, circa 1475-1503)
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, silk case
187 x 102.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Gustav Amann (1882-1940), reputedly a gift from Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) in the 1920s, thence by descent to the present owners.£5,000-8,000
Lu Ji's Imperially commissioned works famously contain hidden messages intended to guide and entertain the Emperor. The three egrets standing on the willow tree trunk in the present painting form a homophone for the word to think thereby recalling the phrase the phrase san si er xing, meaning think twice before acting.
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EMMA BORMANN (1887-1974)
Forbidden City Pavilion; Peking Temple of Heaven; Hong Kong, and other subjects
Various Subjects
woodblock print on paper, seven unmounted works
the smallest 22 x 23.5cm, the largest 68 x 34cm. (7)
Provenance: from the collection of the family of Gustav Amann (1882-1940), thence by descent to the present owners.£100-200
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ANONYMOUS
Kingfisher above Lotus Pond
ink and colour on silk, framed
82 x 24.5cm.
Provenance: An English private collection.
£200-300
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SUN MINGSHAN
Blackbirds and Pines
ink on paper, hanging scroll
128 x 61cm.
£1,500-2,000
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JIANG TINGXI (attributed to, 1669-1732)
Flowers
ink and colour on silk, unmounted
71 x 36.5cm
£2,500-3,000
| FOUR PAINTINGS FROM A SINGAPOREAN PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN LONDON IN THE 1970s AND 1980s (lots 13-16). | |
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WANG YITING (1867-1938)
Jackdaws on a Branch
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
107 x 40cm.
Provenance: London private collection.
£300-500
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WANG YITING (1867-1938)
Buddha
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
115 x 22cm.
Provenance: London private collection.
£300-500
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WANG YITING (1867-1938)
Scholar Beneath Pines
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
116 x 42cm.
Provenance: London private collection.
£300-500
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PU RU (attributed to, 1896-1963)
Celestial Lady
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
100 x 50cm.
Provenance: London private collection.
£300-500
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MO YAJU
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, framed
77 x 50.5cm.
£300-500
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CHEN PU
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, framed
37 x 41cm
£100-200
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YAO BANMO
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
50 x 32.5cm.
Provenance: English Private Collection.
£100-200
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YIN YANJIAN (1940 -)
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
65.5 x 64cm.
£200-300
| FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BRITISH DIPLOMAT GORDON WILLIAM CREIGHTON (1908-2003) (lots 21-22). | |
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JIANG ZHONGZHENG (Chiang Kai-Shek, 1887-1975)
Calligraphy
ink on paper
165 x 77cm.
Provenance: collection of Gordon William Creighton (1908-2003), consul to the wartime capital, Chongqing in the early 1940s.
£3,000-5,000
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LAN YING (follower of, 1585-1666)
Landscape
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
180 x 64cm.
Provenance: collection of Gordon William Creighton (1908-2003), consul to the wartime capital, Chongqing in the early 1940s.
£3,000-5,000
| WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF SIR PETER SCOTT (1909-1942), CO-FOUNDER OF THE WWF (lot 23-24). | Sir Peter Scott (1909-1989) was a famous ornithologist and conservationist and founded the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in 1946, and later co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 1961. He was also responsible for the creation of the iconic panda logo of the WWF. He visited China in the 1970s to help the WWF establish the Wolong nature reserve for the preservation of pandas. This was followed by an agreement of cooperation being signed in 1979 which began decades of cooperation in panda conservation between China and the WWF. The following works, both directly inscribed to Scott, in Chinese Si ke te, are likely to have been acquired on a trip to China in an official capacity.
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XU LINLU (1916-2011)
Shrimps
ink on paper, hanging scroll
68.5 x 32cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1942)
£500-800
SHU LIN-LU-2nd most famous living painter (after Wu Jor-Ren). Inscription "Mr Scott, Please give guidance and comments"
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UNKNOWN ARTIST.
Panda with Bamboo
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
68.5 x 45.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1942)
£500-800
Peter Markham Scott （1909-1942）
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ZHAO MENGFU (follower of, 1254-1322)
Horse and Figures
ink and colour on silk, framed
74 x 41xm. (5)
£200-300
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QIAN XUAN (follower of, 1239-1299)
Sacred Elephant
ink and colour on silk, framed
33 x 78.5cm.£2,000-3,000
A related painting is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, cat no 1943.1147.
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ZHAO FEIPENG
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
136 x 33.5cm
£200-300
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WEN ZHENGMING (follower of, 1470-1559)
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
113 x 32cm
Provenance: English Private Collection.
£100-200
| THREE WORKS FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION (lots 29-31). | |
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LIN SHU (1852-1924)
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
141 x 38cm
Provenance: from an English private collection.
£500-800
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WANG YUANQI (follower of, 1642-1715)
Landscape
ink on paper, hanging scroll
79 x 35cm
Provenance: from an English private collection.
£100-200
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ZHANG WENSHU
Landscape
ink on paper, hanging scroll
135.5 x 38cm.
Provenance: from an English private collection.
£200-300
| TWO CLASSICAL PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF BERKELY CASTLE, BY REPUTE (lots 32-33). | |
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LENG QIAN (attributed to)
Three Laughing Men by Tiger Stream
ink and colour on silk, framed
74 x 74cm.
Provenance: Berkeley Castle, by repute.
£5,000-8,000
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LÜ JI (attributed to, circa 1475-1503)
Ducks on a Pond
ink and colour on silk, framed
97.5 x 43.5cm.
Provenance: Berkeley Castle, by repute.
£4,000-6,000
| PAINTINGS AND ALBUMS FROM AN ITALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION (lots 34-42). | |
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LIU ZAIDE
Landscapes
ink and colour on paper, album of ten leaves
21 x 14cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£1,500-2,000
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LU LONG
Buddhist Figures
ink and colour on silk, album of eleven leaves
27 x 31cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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GAI QI (follower of, 1773-1829)
Dream of Red Chamber
ink and colour on silk;ink on paper, album of ten paintings and eighteen pages of calligraphy
23.5 x 16cm.
The original album was a woodblock printed book in two volumes with images by Gai Qi of the heroines from the literary classic accompanied with literary comments by various artistic figures.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£1,500-2,000
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QIAN DU (follower of, 1764-1845)
Landscapes
ink and colour on paper, album of seven leaves
23.5 x 15cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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WANG HUI (follower of, 1632-1717)
ink and colour on silk, album of six leaves
27 x 22.5cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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YUAN ZHEXIANG
Lohan Riding Dog
ink on paper, hanging scroll
178 x 88cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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ANONYMOUS
Scholar and Deer
ink and colour on paper unmounted
133 x 81cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£400-600
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MA QUAN (follower of, 1669-1722)
Flowers in Baskets
ink and colour on paper album of twelve leaves with wood boards
23 x 16cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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SHA FU (1831-1906)
Sitting Lady
ink on paper hanging scroll
103 x 43.5cm.
Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
£800-1200
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MA DAI (1886-1937)
Lohan Beneath a Tree
ink and colour on paper, folding fan
calligraphic inscription to the reverse
50cm across.
£400-600
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TAO DONG.
Boating Lady
ink and colour on paper, fan leaf
50 x 18cm.
£100-200
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QIAN GENG (1859-1910)
Fishermen
ink and colour on paper, fan leaf
50 x 18cm.
£100-200
| FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (lot 46). | |
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RONG ZUCHUN (1872-1942)
Birds on a Rock
ink and colour on paper, framed
106.5 x 32cm.
Provenance: from the collection of an English gentleman.
£200-300
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JIANG WAN
Landscape
78 x 37.5cm
£200-300
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GU LUO (1763-1837)
Official Playing the Qin Among Bamboo.
ink and colour on paper, framed
60 x 43.5cm
£500-800
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WANG SUDA (1910-1963)
Princess Mulan
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
131 x 46cm.
£2,000-3,000
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ZHANG JIEMEI
Scholar Beneath Pines
ink on paper, hanging scroll
109 x 35.5cm.
£200-300
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