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Anonymous, Chinese 無款中國
(12th century)

“Scholar in Spring Garden”
士大夫春園圖

Fan painting, ink and color on silk
26.2 x 28.0 cm. (10 3/8 x 11 in.)

Recent provenance:
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo
出光美術館, 東京

Published:
Teisuke Toda & Hiromitsu Ogawa, compilers, Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, 2nd series, vol. 3, Japanese Collections, University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 1999, JM18-040-27, p. 55.

Zhu Qin 朱欽
(later 15th century)

“Lin Bu and Crane” 林逋鹤圖

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
133.6 x 78.7 cm. (52 3/5 x 31 in.)

Inscription:
“Attached to the Renzhidian, Zhu Qin from Siming made this.”

Artist’s seal:
Siming Zhu Qin

Anonymous, Chinese 無款中國
(later 16th century)

“Preparing for a Hunt at an Imperial Pavilion”
皇帝猎国

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
164.0 x 93.4 cm. (64 1/2 x 36 3/4 in.)

Recent provenance:
Japan 日本来源

He Long 何龍
(early 17th century)

“Teaching Parrots to Speak” [Right scroll]
教鸚鵡語圖

“Playing Chess in an Elegant Garden” [Left scroll]
雅园象棋圖

Pair of hanging scrolls, ink and color on silk
Each 125.5 x 67.3 cm. (49 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)

Published:
Toyo Bijutsu Taikan, Tokyo, 1912, vol. X, pl. 55-56.

Recorded:
Oswald Siren: Chinese Painting, 1956, vol. 7, p. 186. [3]

Recent provenance:
Okitomo Akimoto (1857-1917) [4]

Anonymous, Chinese 無款 中國
(first half 17th century)

“Rejuvenating at Waterside Pavilion”
水亭纳凉

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
165.7 x 100 cm. (65 1/4 x 39 3/8 in.)

Published:
Sui-so & another collection, Tokyo Bijutsu Club, Tokyo, 1935, no. 24 (attributed to Dai Wenjin of the early Ming).*

Yuan Yao 袁耀
(ca. 1710-ca. 1780)

“Returning Home Late in Moonlight”
帯月晩帰図

194.8 x 54.5 cm. (76 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.)

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Inscription:
“Based on the verse
(of Zhao Kui, 1186-1266),
‘Lamenting the end of spring,
subconsciously I return home late;
Flowers brighten the outer gate
where we knock in moonlight.”

Artist’s seals:
Yuan Yao 袁耀; Zhaodao 昭道

Outer label:
“Yuan Zhaodao (Yuan Yao)’s ‘Returning Late in Moonlight.’ Remounted in the year 1886/1946, treasured in the collection of the Taihe Pavilion.”
袁昭道帯月晩帰図
丙戌重装太和斎珍蔵

Wang Lin 王霖
(paintings dated 1787-1819)

“Orioles and Blossoms in the Wu Garden” 1802
呉苑鸎華圖

Folding fan, ink and color on paper
17.3 x 51.4 cm. (6 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.)

Inscription:
“Painted after the handscroll ‘Orioles & Flowers in the Wu Garden’ by Qiu Shizhou (Qiu Ying) during the third lunar month, spring of the year 1802, by Wang Lin from Baixia (Nanjing).”

Artist’s seal:
Chunpo

Zhang Xiang 張湘
(b. 1741?)

“Visiting a Friend at
Peach Blossom Stream”
桃花苑图

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
93.0 x 43.8 cm. (36 5/8 x 17 1/4 in.)

Inscription:
“Beneath the mountains a
spring river flows in abundance,
the river wends and the mountains
encircle, separating Penglai;

The boat travels as though
hearing the chickens and dogs,
at times peach blossoms appear
along the sides of the gorge.

During middle of winter of the year 1805 (?), I painted this for the pure pleasure of my cousin Zheng Shuxian. Zhang Xiang, called Liuhu, at the age of sixty-five.”

Artist’s seal:
Zhang Xiang