Wintertide

Gu Ding [Ku Ting] 顧鼎
(19th century)

“Landscapes” 山水冊

Album of 14 leaves, ink, ink and color on silk
Each 30.5 x 22.8 cm. (12 x 9 in.)

Inscription:
“Painted by Gu Ding, called Zhengchi.” [Zhengchi Gu Ding xie] 正癡顧鼎冩

Artist’s seals:
Gu Ding [顧鼎]; Zhengchi [正癡]

Collectors’ seals:
Bottom left: Wei zhi [味之];
Bottom right: Zhengwei?yin [程味?印]

Fang Luo [Fang Lo] 方洛 19-20世纪
(1881-1940)

“Banana Palms, Bamboo and Camellia” 1927

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
131.0 x 34.0 cm. (51 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)

Inscription:
“‘Elegant Colors at Winter Window.’ Fang
Luo called Ziyi, during spring of the year 1927.”

Kazan-in Tadanaga 花山院忠長
(1588-1662)

“Hawk in Winter Oak” 冬鷹圖

Hanging scroll, ink on paper
117.0 x 52.0 cm. (46 x 20 1/2 in.)

Artist’s seals:
Tadanaga; Tekika? ten

Certificate of Authenticity:
Issued by the Nippon Bijutsu Kyokai in December 1903

Kakutei 鶴亭 (1722-1785)

“Crow on Camellia in Snow”

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
133.4 x 36.8 cm. (52 1/5 x 14 1/2 in.)

Inscription:
“Kakutei.”

Artist’s seals:
Goji-an (“Hut of five characters”); Kakutei tosho (“Seal of Kakutei”); Kozan Ryu (“High mountains and flowing water”)

Shūkei Imei 周奎維明 (1731-1808)

“Branch of Blossoming Plum in Snow”

Hanging scroll, ink on paper
129.0 x 28.5 cm. (50 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

Seals of the artist:
Shukei no in; Imei

Colophon by Kenjo Daiten (1718-1801):
“A single branch hangs down from who knows where, and contains this very grand color;
Tender buds rest hal-opened beside each other, Passing on word so all think fragrance, fragrance.
Inscribed by Shochu.” Shishi Samei; Kanjo Daiten

Published:
The Museum of Kyoto: Kyo no Eshi wa Hyakka Ryoran, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Kyoto, 1998, pl. 1-27, p. 86.

Amano Hoko 天野方壼
(1824-1894)

“Accumulated Snow over Rivers and Mountains” 1877

Hanging scroll, ink on paper
165.7 x 66.0 cm. (65 1/4 x 26 in.)

Inscription:
“‘Accumulated Snow over Rivers and Mountains.’ During the ninth lunar month of the year 1877, painted by Hoko.”

Artist’s seals:
Amano Kitsu in; Kokyo-shi

Okamoto Toyohiko 岡本豐彦
(1773-1845)

“Boat on Snowy River”

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
109.3 x 35.6 cm. (43 x 14 in.)

Inscription:
“Toyohiko.”

Artist’s seals:
Toyohiko; Shigen

Colophon by Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828):
“Covered in snow
the boat becomes
a big elephant.
Inscribed by Hoitsu.” Uka