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CHINESE SCHOOL, YIHE YUAN PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
SUMMER PALACE WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY LANDSCAPE AFTER WU ZHEN

ink and colour on paper signed Zhengming, and with one seal of the artist, Wen Zheng
164 by 285 cm, 64 by 112¼ in. Ming yin
ink on gold paper, folding fan
PROVENANCE
16.5 by 44.5 cm, 6½ by 17½ in.
Acquired in Beijing by a member of the Castle family, 1861 (by
repute). PROVENANCE
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th May 2005, lot 904.
EXHIBITED
National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool. ◉ £ 25,000-35,000
HK$ 254,000-355,000 US$ 32,300-45,200
The Yihe yuan (Summer Palace), literally meaning ‘Gardens
of Nurtured Harmony’, is located in Beijing. The Summer 《泛舟圖》 水墨金箋 扇面 文徵明（1470-1559年）
Palace originated as the Garden of Clear Ripples in 1750 and
was based on architectural styles of various palaces in China. 款識：徵明
The palace suffered two major attacks at the end of the 19th 鈴印：「文徵明印」
century; however the garden survived and was rebuilt in 1886
and 1902. It was given its current name in 1888 when it served 來源
as a summer retreat for the Empress Dowager Cixi. 香港佳士得2005年5月30日， 編號904
† W £ 15,000-25,000
HK$ 152,000-254,000 US$ 19,400-32,300

清十八/十九世紀 《頤和園景觀圖》 設色紙本
來源
據傳由Castle 家族成員於1861年購自北京
展覽
National Museums Liverpool，利物浦

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