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Zhang Yin 1761-1829

LANDSCAPE
ink and color on paper, album of sixteen leaves
last leaf signed Xi’an Zhang Yin, with a dedication to
Yuetang, with three seals of the artist, xi an (12), bao yan
(4), xi an
Inscription on last leaf by Gu Heqing (1766-?), signed Gu
Heqing, with one seal, tao an
each 14.0 by 14.0 cm. 5½ by 5½ in. (16)
Artist’s inscription:
Mr. Yuetang asked for one my paintings, but I didn’t yet
have the chance to give him any. For several days it has
been overcast and rainy, and I couldn’t go out. So I found
some good paper, wielded the brush, and produced this
album of sixteen leaves. As soon as the weather cleared,
I carried it and gave it to him to assuage my feelings of
remorse.
Gu Heqing’s inscription:
Light rain continued for several evenings, and as a result
I didn’t see Zhang Yin for three days. This morning was
clear, so I planned to visit him, but he happened by Þ rst.
We had some tea, and we conversed a bit. Then out of
his sleeve he pulled a small sixteen-leaf album to show
me, saying that he just Þ nished it to give to my cousin,
Yuetang. I loved how each painting was so Þ ne, how
it gathered together all the great accomplishments of
painters since the Yuan and Ming dynasties. I too have
expressly carried out studies of these lineages, but my
results were inferior to Zhang Yin’s paintings. If he hadn’t
said that he intended to give the album to a friend, I would
have snatched it away from him. Instead, I wrote an
afterword for him to express my admiration.
$ 15,000-25,000

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