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Lot Essay
This is a copy of an original painting by Zhao Mengfu, Guan Daosheng and Zhao Yong in the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Tan Jing (1911-1991) was a native of Kaiping in Guangdong province and used the art names He'an and Ouzhai. During his early years Tan Jing studied classics and composition. In 1936 he graduated with a degree in business from Shanghai's Fudan University, and in 1939, he took a graduate diploma in international commerce at New York University. Tan Jing returned to China and held a number of professional positions in China and Hong Kong.
Tan Jing started collecting art in his youth and learned from Tang An (Tang Linze, 1887-1967) and was boyhood friends with Zhang Heng (1915-1963). Many of the finest items in Tan Jing's collection, therefore, were first vetted by Zhang Heng, and because many of these paintings were highly regarded, Tan acquired a reputation as a collector of the first rank. In the 1930s and '40s, Tan Jing's interest turned to making reproductions of famous works. Originally, these reproductions were produced for display, in response to the great number of people who wished to view his collection. Later Tan assembled a group of artists to reproduce great historical paintings for profit.
Tan Jing (1911-1991) was a native of Kaiping in Guangdong province and used the art names He'an and Ouzhai. During his early years Tan Jing studied classics and composition. In 1936 he graduated with a degree in business from Shanghai's Fudan University, and in 1939, he took a graduate diploma in international commerce at New York University. Tan Jing returned to China and held a number of professional positions in China and Hong Kong.
Tan Jing started collecting art in his youth and learned from Tang An (Tang Linze, 1887-1967) and was boyhood friends with Zhang Heng (1915-1963). Many of the finest items in Tan Jing's collection, therefore, were first vetted by Zhang Heng, and because many of these paintings were highly regarded, Tan acquired a reputation as a collector of the first rank. In the 1930s and '40s, Tan Jing's interest turned to making reproductions of famous works. Originally, these reproductions were produced for display, in response to the great number of people who wished to view his collection. Later Tan assembled a group of artists to reproduce great historical paintings for profit.