Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Yun Shouping, Two Jays and Parrot in Wisteria after Xu Chongsi
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November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Yun Shouping, Two Jays and Parrot in Wisteria after Xu Chongsi
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
dated bingchen year (1676) and with two seals
115 x 57 cm, 45¼ by 22½ in.
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, March 1914, 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. 38.
Chinese Paintings, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Edinburgh, 1971, cat. no. 2.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 367.