Lot 111

SHEN QIJIN (CHINESE) AND ZI JUN (CHINESE)
TWO CHINESE FAN PAINTINGS











Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
沈其縉 山水圖 及 子均 花鳥圖 水墨設色紙本 扇頁鏡框(共兩幅)
款識:申戊嘉平月作,新羅山人法於萬松軒,一位松軒先生大人再正。沈其縉
鈐印:新雲
款識:景行六兄大人雅正。己丑夏日四月即▢。子均▢▢寫
鈐印:子均
one ink and colour on paper, depicting landscape, by Shen Qijin, with inscriptions, seals and signature; and one ink and colour on paper, depicting birds and flowers, by Zi Jun, dated 1889AD, both fan-shaped album leaves, framed (2)
Dimensions
18cm x 52cm; 17.5cm x 53cm
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong;
Gifted to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985);
Presented by the above to George Watson’s College, Edinburgh in 1967;
Lent to the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh (2003-2025).
Exhibition:
For the ‘Birds and Flowers’ by Zi Jun: London, Betty Joel Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Chinese Pictures and Fans together with a Collection of Ancient Fans, 20 January-15 February 1936, catalogue no. 3;
For both: Edinburgh, City Art Centre, An Ardent Collector, December 1982 / January 1983, catalogue no. 33 and 35.
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣
Special Note: An original exhibition catalogue of An Ardent Collector, Edinburgh, City Art Centre, December 1982- January 1983 is included together with this lot.










