Lot 55

AFTER WANG WU (CHINESE, 1632-1690)
CHINESE INK PAINTING OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS




Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
王武款 花鳥圖 水墨設色絹本 立軸
款識:錢吳興嘗作,紫綬朱衣圖,燈前戲仿消我▢敲,壬戌夏日之▢避暑蔬圃,吴趨王武
鈐印:王武之印,吴趨
ink and colour on silk, with signature and seals, dated to the summer of Ren Xu year, corresponding to 1682AD, hanging scroll
Dimensions
155cm x 42cm
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, July 1912, for HK $25;
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. 34;
Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Chinese Paintings, 15 March-14 April 1971, catalogue no. 4.
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣



