LOT DETAILS
Materials:
Leaf 1 & 3: ink and color on paper; Leaf 2, 5, 7 & 9: ink on paper; Leaf 4, 6, 8 & 10: ink and light color on paper
Measurements:
10.04 in. (25.50 cm.) (height) by 15.35 in. (39.00 cm.) (width)
Markings:
Leaf 1: inscribed by the artist wuyin, chunri (1698, spring day), using Shuming's method, and signed Wang Hui followed by two artist's seals reading Wang Hui zhiyin and Shigu, accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with one calligrapher's seal reading Cheng guan, Collectors' seals: Guxi tianzi, Shou, Bazheng maonian zhibao, Qianlong Yulan Zhibao, Chunhuaxuan tushu zhenmibao, Sanxitang Jingjian xi, Yi zisun, Ciben, Shiqu Baoji, Shiqu dingjian and Baoji chongbian (Qianlong Emperor, 1711-1799), Zhengyi shuwu zhencang tushu, Shenpin (Yixin, Prince Gong 1833-1888), Shengxinzhai Zhencang (Pu Ru, 1896-1963), Daqian jushi (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1963); Leaf 2: with an artist's inscription, noting the painting is in Yuan style, signed Haiyu Wang Hui with two seals of the artist reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with two calligrapher seals reading Cong de and Lang Run, Collector's seal: Zhang Yuan (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 3: with an artist's inscription reading copying Huang Zijiu's Autumn mountains and signed Wang Hui with one artist's seal reading Wang Hui zhiyin accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with one calligrapher's seal reading Ji xia yiqing, Collector's seal: Zhang Yuan yin (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 4:with an artist's inscription copying Zhao Wenmin's Water Village and signed Wang Hui followed by two artist's seals reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin, accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with one calligrapher's seal reading Xie sheng, Collector's seal: Zhang Daqian (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 5: with the artist's poetic inscription, signed Wang Hui with two seals of the artist reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with a calligrapher's seal reading Po mo, Collector's seal: Daqian (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 6: with an artist's inscription signed Wang Hui followed by an artist's seal reading Wang Hui zhiyin, accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with two calligrapher's seals reading Hui xin bu yuan and De chong zhu fu, Collector's seal: Zhang yuan si yin (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 7: with the artist's poetic inscription, signed Wang Hui with an artist's seal reading Wang Hui zhiyin accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with a calligrapher's seal reading Zhong he, Collector's seal: Zhang yuan zhi yin (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 8: with an artist's inscription signed Haiyu Wang Hui followed by two artist's seals reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin, accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with one calligrapher's seal reading De jia qu, Collector's seal: Daqian xi (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 9: with the artist's poetic inscription, signed Wang Hui with two artist's seals reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor with a calligrapher's seal reading Zhong xin zhi shui jing, Collector's seal: Daqian xi (Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983); Leaf 10: with an artist's inscription dated wuyin(1698) noting he is following the brush method of Ju Ran, and signed Haiyu Wang Hui followed by two artist's seals reading Shigu and Wang Hui zhiyin, accompanied by an inscription by the Qianlong emperor, dated guisi (1773) with two calligrapher's seals reading gu xiang and tai pu, Collectors' seals: (clockwise from the upper left) Chunhua xuan, Qianlong chenhan, Xin tian zhu ren, Qianlong jianshang, Ciben (Qianlong Emperor, 1711-1799), Huang liu zi, Gongqin Wang, Zi sun bao zhi (Prince Gong, 1833-1898), Zaiying zun cang (Zaiying, 1861-1909), Chen Heng Yong Zun cang yin, Heng jiu xian jia zhencang (Wanyan Hengyong, 1881-1965), Daqian(Zhang Daqian, 1899-1983), Album Titleslip: Chunmiao Imperially inscribed Wang Hui album of ten leaves, Ledao Tang Collection. Calligrapher's seal Gongqin Wang
Provenance:
The Qianlong Emperor, Imperial Collection,Yixin, Prince Gong (1833-1898), the sixth son of the Daoguang Emperor,Zai Ying (1861-1909), the second son of Yixin, Prince Gong,Wanyan Hengyong (1881-1965),Pu Ru (1896-1963),Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) ,Chang Tingchen, Hong Kong,Collection of Mark S. Pratt, Washington D.C