Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Guo Xi, Landscape
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Guo Xi, Landscape
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
with three collector's seals and with two colophons
166.5 x 66.5 cm, 65½ by 26⅛ in.
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, 1911, 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. 11.
Imperial and Other Paintings, Betty Joel Gallery, London, 1937, cat. no. 11.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2004-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 8.