Lot 76
QIAN HUI'AN (CHINESE, 1833-1911), SHANGHAI SCHOOL
GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE 'FIGURAL' FAN PAINTINGS
Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
海派 錢慧安 人物圖扇頁 水墨設色紙本 鏡框（共四幅）
款識一：折梅逢驛使，寄與隴頭人。江南無所有，聊贈一枝春。仿陳章候先輩本，於浦上。澤之仁兄大人雅屬。清溪樵子錢慧安
款識二：松菊猶存。仿華秋岳法。澤之大兄大人雅正。清溪樵子錢慧安
款識三：煙柳陰濃月末斜，柴扇溪畔是此家。晨臨暗卜春消息，欲買肩▢並蒂花。仿新羅山人原本大意。春中浦上客次。澤之仁兄大人雅正。清溪樵子錢慧安
款識四：雙酣斗酒停黃鶴，曾是陳白陽山人。有此本▢撰臨數次未能其神趣▢也。澤之仁兄大人雅屬。清溪樵子錢慧安
鈐印（一至四）：吉生
each ink and colour on fan-shaped paper, depicting figures, signed and a seal of the artist, framed (4)
Dimensions
largest: 17.5cm x 50cm
Provenance
Three paintings acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, July 1911 for HK $15 with three other fan paintings by the same artist (Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, dated 1910-1921, p. 364, NLS Acc. 12695/26c); The last (depicting a figure of a maiden standing at the door) possibly same as above;
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, Exhibition of Modern Chinese Pictures and Fans together with a Collection of Ancient Fans, 20 January-15 February 1936, catalogue nos. 15, 16, 17, 18;
Edinburgh, City Art Centre, An Ardent Collector, December 1982 / January 1983, catalogue nos. 38, 39, 40, 41.
Footnote
Qian Huian (1833-1911), courtesy name Jisheng, was the first president of the "Yuyuan Calligraphy and Painting Benevolent Association" and one of the representative figures of the Shanghai School. He started his career as a folk painter, and his figures were mostly auspicious and celebratory subjects, with plump and fortunate appearances. He uniquely incorporated self-portraits into his paintings, infusing folk art with the style of literati painting. Cheng Shifa praised him as the "Master of Shanghai School."
錢慧安 (1833-1911), 字吉生，是「豫園書畫善會」的首任會長，海派代表人物之一。他早年出身民間畫師，筆下人物多為喜慶吉祥題材，造型豐潤，頗有福相。他獨創以自畫像入畫，將文人畫風帶入民間藝術，程十髮譽其為「海派藝術宗師」。
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣
Special Note: An original exhibition catalogue of An Ardent Collector, Edinburgh, City Art Centre, December 1982- January 1983 is included together with this lot.