Name: Auction: ZHANG QIAN (CHINESE, 1853-1926) FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS OF FLOWER AND INSECTS, DATED TO 1902
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 500 GBP
Availability: InStock

Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179

Asian Works of Art | Wed 11th March 2026 from 11.30am | Lots 180 to 346

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The Shanghai School of Chinese Paintings

The Shanghai School, also known as the "Haipai" or "Hupai," emerged in the mid-19th century. During this period, Shanghai opened as a treaty port and evolved into the economic and cultural centre of modern China.

The Collector Behind Brushes Across Empire: Sir James Stewart Lockhart

Chinese paintings, ceramics, and works of art from the collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart.

Welcome to our March 2026 Asian Works of Art auction, led by Brushes Across Empire: Works from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858 - 1937) (Lots 1 - 179).&nbsp;Comprising approximately 180 lots of Chinese paintings, ceramics and works of art, the collection reflects the scholarly eye of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, who served in Hong Kong from 1879 and later as Commissioner of Weihaiwei. The sale is offered on behalf of, and to benefit, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gwc.org.uk/">George Watson’s College</a>, Edinburgh.The auction also features a private Glasgow collection of Chinese paintings and ceramics (Lots 186–196), a private English collection of Chinese bronzes and jades (Lots 208–225), Chinese jades from Homer Ling (Lots 227–229), a Perthshire collection of bronzes and wood carvings (Lots 238–246), snuff bottles from Prof. J. Gilbert and Cora MacAllister (Lots 267–281), west of Scotland and Renfrewshire collections of Chinese and Japanese works (Lots 302–305; 325–329) and a private UK collection of Southeast Asian art (Lots 343–346).

Browse a selection of lots from our upcoming sale.

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ft. Brushes Across Empire: Works from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart

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一九零二年 張潛 昆蟲花卉畫 水墨設色絹本 卷軸（一組四幅）款識一：光緒壬寅小陽月畫，為若濂仁兄大人鑒正，仿菊弟張潛 鈐印一：兩枚不辨款識二：撫南田老人筆▢，於繢香畫縣▢溪處史，仿菊張潛作 鈐印二：仿菊款識三：仿菊 鈐印三：仿菊款識四：倒畫艷𣶬秋水，遙曳殘聲遠別校，仿菊寫 鈐印四：仿菊▢ink and colour on silk, with seal and signature, a set of four handscrolls (4)

FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS OF FLOWER AND INSECTS, DATED TO 1902

ZHANG QIAN (CHINESE, 1853-1926) 

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ZHANG QIAN (CHINESE, 1853-1926)

FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS OF FLOWER AND INSECTS, DATED TO 1902

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