Lot 26
SUN ZHU (CHINESE, QING DYNASTY)
TWO CHINESE BAMBOO PAINTINGS
Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
孫柱 《瀟湘煙霧圖》及《君子之風》水墨紙本 立軸（共兩幅）
款識一：瀟湘煙霧圖，文山孫柱寫。
鈐印一：孫柱，字山▢
款識二：君子之風，庚辰荷月寫於▢▢軒，文山孫柱
both ink on paper, one depicting bamboo in mist, the other depicting bamboo swaying in the breeze, both with inscriptions and seals, hanging scrolls (2)
Dimensions
129cm x 51cm; 115cm x 53.5cm
Provenance
The ‘Bamboo in Mist’ was acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) in Weihaiwei, March 1914, for HK $15 (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 366, NLS Acc. 12695/26c); The ‘Bamboo Swaying in the Breeze’ acquired in July 1914, for HK $5 (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 366, NLS Acc. 12695/26c);
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 ‘Bamboo in Mist’: London, Betty Joel Gallery, Chinese Paintings from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, 18 June-18 July 1927, catalogue no. 53;
Edinburgh, City Art Centre, An Ardent Collector, December 1982 / January 1983, catalogue no. 64.
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.