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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
Lots 332-336
332
AFTER QIU YING (1494-1552), 19TH CENTURY
Birthday Celebration
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk, bearing signature and seals of Qiu
Ying, perspex case. 31cm (12 1/4in) high x 396cm (155 7/8in) long. (2).
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
仇英（款） 瑤池吉慶圖 絹本設色 手卷裝裱
Provenance: Max Morris (1910-2017), acquired in China in 1957,
and thence by descent
來源：Max Morris（1910-2017）舊藏，於1957年購自中國，並由後
人保存迄今
Qiu Ying 仇英 (c.1494-1552), also known as Shifu 實父, pseudonym
Shizhou 十洲, was a famous professional painter based in Suzhou,
known for his ‘green and blue landscape’ style. Although he was not of
the scholar-gentry class, his talent allowed him to be invited by many
important collectors to make copies and repairs. In this way, he had
access to some of the great paintings of the time and learnt to mix the
classical style of Song and Yuan painters. Eventually, by sheer talent,
he was regarded as one of the Four Masters of the Wu School. For
a longer discussion about Qiu Ying and an example of his landscape
style, see Z.Hongxing, Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900, 333
London, 2013, pp.260-261. He was highly regarded and popular
within his own lifetime and his signature was used on many paintings
sold by his studio. His daughter, Qiu Zhu (仇珠), and son-in-law, You
Qiu (尤求), followed him into a career in painting. Qiu Zhu’s style is
delicate and beautifully refined, while You Qiu also inherited his father- Provenance: Max Morris (1910-2017), acquired in China in 1957,
in-law’s manner. and thence by descent
333 來源：Max Morris（1910-2017）舊藏，於1957年購自中國，並由後
人保存迄今
ANONYMOUS, 19TH CENTURY
The Battle of Xiao The battle of Xiao (627 BC) was a battle between the states of Qin
Ink and watercolour on silk, inscribed with a narration about the battle, and Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, in an area between
mounted on silk and framed. the Yellow and Luo rivers, in modern-day Henan Province. The Jin
The painting, 80cm (31 1/2in) x 82cm (32 1/4in). defeated the Qin and solidified its position as the most powerful state
£3,000 - 5,000 in north China for several decades. The Qin suffered a significant loss
CNY27,000 - 45,000 of about 30,000 men. In time however, the Qin would eventually build
their strength again to unify China. The battle was recorded in the
十九世紀 晉敗秦師於殽圖 Zuozhuan (The Commentary of Zuo).
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