Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Wu Li, Landscapes
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November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Wu Li, Landscapes
ink and colour on silk, set of four hanging scrolls
each signed Wu Li and with one seal, one dated guihai year (1683) (4)
138.5 x 34.5 cm, 54½ by 13⅝ in.
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, 1913, and thence by descent to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985).
Gifted by the above to George Watson's College, Edinburgh, 1967.
Chinese Paintings from the Collection of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Betty Joel Gallery, London, 1927, cat. no. 36.
Chinese Paintings, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Edinburgh, 1971, cat. no. 26.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 366.