Lot 59

ZHANG YU (CHINESE, 1734-1803)
CHINESE INK PAINTING OF THREE BIRDS SLEEPING ON A PINE BRANCH





Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
張敔 三鳥棲松圖 水墨設色絹本 立軸
款識:辛巳清和月,倣黃居寀畫意,芷園張敔寫
鈐印:張敔、虎人
ink and colour on silk, with inscriptions, signature and seals, dated to the Xin Si year, corresponding to 1761AD, hanging scroll
Dimensions
96cm x 64cm
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) from Dr Gu, the physician to the Foreign Legation in Beijing in 1916 for HK $11 (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 368, 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).
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣




