Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Anonymous, Tiger and Cub, Korea, 19th century
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November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Anonymous, Tiger and Cub
Korea, 19th century
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
Signed Yao Yi (Siu Jang), alias Xiou Zhang (Wie Chi), with two seals
149.5 x 79 cm, 58⅞ by 31⅛ in.
Probably acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, July 1912, and thence by descent to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985).
Gifted by the above to George Watson's College, Edinburgh, 1967.
An Ardent Collector, City Art Center, Edinburgh, 1982-1983, cat. no. 63 (cover lot).
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 365.
Shiona Airlie, Thistle and Bamboo, The Life and Times of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Hong Kong, 2010, pl. 17.
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