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MANNER OF YUN SHOUPING (1633-1690)
Pheasant and Flowers
Ink and pigment on silk, inscribed and signed, with
two apocryphal seals of the artist, framed and glazed.
138.5cm (54 1/2in) high x 48.5cm (19 1/8in) wide.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

惲壽平（款） 工筆花鳥 絹本設色 鏡框裝裱

Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏

Yun Shouping (惲壽平), also known as Nantian
(南田) (1633–1690), was a major artist of the early
Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the ‘Six
Masters’ of the Qing period, together with the Four
Wangs and Wu Li. He boldly used strong colours,
such as reds and purples, which had traditionally
been shunned by Chinese painters as they were
seen as gaudy and offensive. He revived the genre
of flower paintings in China and became popular
throughout the country.

Compare with a related painting of flowers, in
the manner of Yun Shouping, which was sold at
Bonhams London, 7 November 2019, lot 166.

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ATTRIBUTED TO TANG YIN (1470-1524)
Scholar in the Mountains
Ink and pigment on silk, with calligraphic inscription,
signature and two seals of the artist, glazed and framed.
31cm (12 1/8in) wide x 33cm (13in) high.
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
唐寅（款） 山中高士 絹本設色 鏡框裝裱

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏

Tang Yin (唐寅, 1470–1524), courtesy name Tang
Bohu (唐伯虎), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher,
and poet of the Ming dynasty period whose life
story, and particularly his attraction to women, has
become a part of popular lore. He is one of the ‘Four
Masters of Ming dynasty’. He was born in Suzhou
into a merchant class family but his academic
brilliance allowed him to come first in the provincial
examination in Nanjing in 1498. Sadly, he was
implicated with charges of bribery and was barred
from taking examinations to the higher level. Barred
from an official career as an official, he devoted the
rest of his life to selling his painting and writings.
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