Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Li Cheng, Landscape
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Li Cheng, Landscape
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
with three colophons
96 x 43.5 cm, 37¾ x 17⅛ 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. 12.
Imperial and Other Paintings, Betty Joel Gallery, London, 1937, cat. no. 4.
Chinese Paintings, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Edinburgh,1971, cat. no. 17.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2004-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 9.