Lot 5

AFTER LAN YING (CHINESE, 1685-1666)
CHINESE INK PAINTING OF SNOWY MOUNTAIN AND STREAMS




Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
藍瑛款 山水圖 水墨設色絹本 立軸
款識:孤舟踈影處,一老釣寒江,西湖外史藍瑛
鈐印:藍瑛之印、田尗、▢
ink and colour on silk, with inscriptions, signature and seals, hanging scroll
Dimensions
185cm x 51cm
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, August 1912, for HK $50 (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 23, 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 (2004-2025).
Exhibition:
London, Betty Joel Gallery, Chinese Paintings from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, 18 June-18 July 1927, catalogue no. 26;
Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Chinese Paintings, 15 March-14 April 1971, catalogue no. 14.
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣



