Lot 52
CHIANG YEE (CHINESE, 1903-1977)
CHINESE INK PAINTING OF CRANE, DEDICATED TO SIR JAMES STEWART LOCKHART
Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
蒋彝 松鶴圖 水墨設色絹本 鏡框
款識：松鶴遐齡福壽無疆。駱任廷爵士七旬晉七誕辰大慶。蒋彝敬賀
鈐印：蒋彝印信
ink and colour on silk, left margin inscribed with dedication to Sir James Stewart Lockhart by the artist for his 70th birthday, titled, signed and a seal of the artist, framed
Dimensions
40.5cm x 27cm
Provenance
A gift from Chiang Yee (1903-1977) to James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) with dedication;
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, An Exhibition of paintings by Chiang Yee and Ancient Fans, January/February 1936, catalogue no. 2.
Footnote
Chiang Yee, self-styled as ‘The Silent Traveller’ (啞行者), was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher. The success of The Silent Traveller: A Chinese Artist in Lakeland was followed by a series of books in the same vein, all of which he illustrated himself. He was a nominee for the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
蔣彝 ，自稱“啞行者”，是一位中國詩人、作家、畫家和書法家。他的代表作《啞行者：湖濱畫記》大獲成功後，他又創作了一系列風格相近的作品，所有作品均由他本人繪製插圖。他曾獲1973年諾貝爾文學獎提名。
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣