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Zhou Tang 1806-1876
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Zhou Tang
- 'Bamboo Rocks' and Bamboo
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
depicting a rock's tall spires in a stand of bamboo, with an inscription which may be translated:
Deep in Autumn; cold frosts; the sun wanes. A trace of [the bamboos] green faces the wind; a chilly scene. The idea of painting is to search for form, just as with prose; How many times I turn and look at [this stone] like a jade railing. Lanxi; tuidaoren; Shaobai, bearing three seals: Lanxi, Chen Liu, Ling; together with Wang Yin (circa 1829-after 1892), 'Scholar's Rock', hanging scroll, ink on paper, with an inscription relating an imagined history of the rock, part of which may be translated:
...I own to being addicted to a love of rocks. Every time I see a strange stone, [I feel] vigorous and heroic...When I walk in the barren mountains and deep valleys, my hand senses the twists and turns of the brush and ink...bearing two seals: Wang Yin, the other undeciphered (2)
Deep in Autumn; cold frosts; the sun wanes. A trace of [the bamboos] green faces the wind; a chilly scene. The idea of painting is to search for form, just as with prose; How many times I turn and look at [this stone] like a jade railing. Lanxi; tuidaoren; Shaobai, bearing three seals: Lanxi, Chen Liu, Ling; together with Wang Yin (circa 1829-after 1892), 'Scholar's Rock', hanging scroll, ink on paper, with an inscription relating an imagined history of the rock, part of which may be translated:
...I own to being addicted to a love of rocks. Every time I see a strange stone, [I feel] vigorous and heroic...When I walk in the barren mountains and deep valleys, my hand senses the twists and turns of the brush and ink...bearing two seals: Wang Yin, the other undeciphered (2)
Exhibited
Chinese Paintings from the Henricksen Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University; Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York, Oswego, 5th September 2002 - 23rd February 2003, cat. nos 29 and 32, illustrated.
Condition
the first: surface soiled and slightly abraded, scattered small spots, small stain lower right, modern mount; the second: surface soiled, scattered small repairs, 2 by 1 1/4 inch repair between rock and lower section of inscription, some creases, modern mount
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
According to Dr. Sewall Oertling, Zhou Tang may be considered one of the greatest painters of rocks from the Qing dynasty (op.cit. p. 71). Wang Yin produced a painting manual, Yemei Shipu (Yemei's [Wang Yin] Manual of Rocks), published in Japan in 1880 (ibid. p. 77).