Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Qiu Ying, Set of four scenes in the Han Palace
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Qiu Ying, Set of four scenes in the Han Palace
ink and colour on silk, hanging scrolls (4)
each signed Qiu Ying and with a seal
165 x 52 cm, 65 by 20½ in. (each)
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, June 1910, and thence by descent to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985).
Gifted by the above to George Watson's College, Edinburgh, 1967.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2004-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 21.
Shiona Airlie, Thistle and Bamboo, The Life and Times of Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Hong Kong, p. 159.
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