Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Attributed to Wu Yuanyu, Eight Immortals
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Wu Yuanyu, Eight Immortals
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
signed Wu Yuanyu and with one seal
with six colophons with collectors' seals
97.5 x 142 cm, 38⅜ x 55⅞ in.
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937) through Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938), Hong Kong, 1912, 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. 16.
Chinese Paintings, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Edinburgh, 1971, cat. no. 45.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003-2025 (on loan).
Sir James Stewart Lockhart, Notebook, 1910-1921, p. 11.
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