Lot 37

IN THE STYLE OF EMPEROR HUIZONG OF SONG (CHINESE, 1082–1135)
CHINESE INK PAINTING OF GOLDEN PHEASANTS AND FLOWERS





Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
宋徽宗款 花鳥圖 水墨設色絹本 立軸
款識:紫宸殿御畫,天下一人
鈐印:御書之寶、▢、▢
ink and colour on silk, with inscriptions and seals, hanging scroll
Dimensions
117cm x 45cm
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, November 1912, for HK $180 (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 7, 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:
London, Betty Joel Gallery, Chinese Paintings from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, 18 June-18 July 1927, catalogue no. 10;
London, Betty Joel Gallery, Loan Exhibition of Chinese Imperial and Other Paintings, November 1937, catalogue no. 3;
Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Chinese Paintings, 15 March-14 April 1971, catalogue no. 16.
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣




