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XIE JIN (14TH-15TH CENTURY)
VISITING A FRIEND AT THE WESTERN VILLA
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
129 x 42.3 cm (50 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem, and further inscribed and signed: Kuiqiu Xie Jin Two seals of the artist: Kui Qiu, Xie Jin
Dated spring, dingwei year of the Xuande era (1427)
Inscription on the painting by each of:
Shen Zhou (1427-1502), signed, with one seal, and dated gengxi year of the Chenghua era (1480)
Chen Qi (1414-1487), signed
Seven collectors' seals including:
Lu Yuqing (18th-19th century): Huai Yan Ge Lu Shi Zhen Cang;
Li Shengduo (1858-1935): Li Shi Mu Zhai, Mu Zhai; and
Gao Huai Zhen Shang; Yu Feng Xu Shi Jia Cang; Xuan Yin Tang Shu Hua Yin; Ling Long Shan Guan
Note:
1. As described in the artist's inscription, the friend that Xie Jin was visiting at the West Villa, Mr. Mengyuan, was Shen Cheng, the grand-father of Shen Zhou. For brief biography, see Chen Zhenghong, Shen Zhou Nianpu (A Chronology of Shen Zhou's life and works), Fudan Daxue Chubanshe, 1993, p.3
2. The inscription by Shen Zhou refers to the friendship between his grand-father and the artist Xie Jin, stating that this paintings was executed before he was born.
3. The inscription by Chen Qi also refers to Shen Cheng, being a great fatherly man to Chen Qi when he spent a lot of time in the Shen's household while young. For brief biography of Chen Qi, see Zhongguo Lidai Renming dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999, p.1344
4. For brief biography of Lu Yuqing, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.979
5. For Brief biography of Li Shengduo, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.330
VISITING A FRIEND AT THE WESTERN VILLA
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
129 x 42.3 cm (50 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem, and further inscribed and signed: Kuiqiu Xie Jin Two seals of the artist: Kui Qiu, Xie Jin
Dated spring, dingwei year of the Xuande era (1427)
Inscription on the painting by each of:
Shen Zhou (1427-1502), signed, with one seal, and dated gengxi year of the Chenghua era (1480)
Chen Qi (1414-1487), signed
Seven collectors' seals including:
Lu Yuqing (18th-19th century): Huai Yan Ge Lu Shi Zhen Cang;
Li Shengduo (1858-1935): Li Shi Mu Zhai, Mu Zhai; and
Gao Huai Zhen Shang; Yu Feng Xu Shi Jia Cang; Xuan Yin Tang Shu Hua Yin; Ling Long Shan Guan
Note:
1. As described in the artist's inscription, the friend that Xie Jin was visiting at the West Villa, Mr. Mengyuan, was Shen Cheng, the grand-father of Shen Zhou. For brief biography, see Chen Zhenghong, Shen Zhou Nianpu (A Chronology of Shen Zhou's life and works), Fudan Daxue Chubanshe, 1993, p.3
2. The inscription by Shen Zhou refers to the friendship between his grand-father and the artist Xie Jin, stating that this paintings was executed before he was born.
3. The inscription by Chen Qi also refers to Shen Cheng, being a great fatherly man to Chen Qi when he spent a lot of time in the Shen's household while young. For brief biography of Chen Qi, see Zhongguo Lidai Renming dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999, p.1344
4. For brief biography of Lu Yuqing, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.979
5. For Brief biography of Li Shengduo, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.330