Name: Auction: AFTER YAN WENGUI (CHINESE, 967-1044) CHINESE INK PAINTING OF A SNOWSCAPE WITH FIGURES
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 900 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 McAllister (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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燕文貴款 雪山訪道圖 水墨絹本立軸 &nbsp;畫內款識：淳▢壬辰四月，燕文貴畫 鈐印一枚不辨畫內款識：水曲山迴，路溪經松，遊精舍境清，孤園▢雲，詠▢花句，▢道行人▢▢，杜房 鈐印：如▢，杜房之印畫外款識（左上）：雪明萬仞鄴，西山杖履生，平幾往遠，滿眼金麈空對畫，何時真似山翁閒，尋陽張羽題 鈐印：张来儀畫外款識（左下）：燕文貴，吳興人，隸軍中入畫院，譱人物山水，初師郝惠，作車舟盤車，山水細碎清潤，自成一家，有燕家景致之稱，端拱中敕畫，臣面進執帝覽，文貴者甚喜，富商高氏家有所繪舶船渡海像，大不盈尺舟如葉，人如麥而檣帆千里，畫得情狀此幅，雪山訪友圖，是當傑作也，▢▢特妙豈哉，休寧邵誼題 鈐印：邵誼印▢、▢畫外款識及鈐印（右下）漫漶不辨簽條書：宋燕文覺雪山訪道圖真蹟，風滿樓珍秘 鈐印一枚不辨ink on silk, with inscriptions, seals and signature, hanging scroll

AFTER YAN WENGUI (CHINESE, 967-1044)

CHINESE INK PAINTING OF A SNOWSCAPE WITH FIGURES

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