XIANG SHENGMO (1597-1694)
PREVIOUSLY IN THE COLLECTION OF HOSOKAWA MORISADA (LOTS 961-962)The Hosokawa family were the domain lords of Kumamoto in Kyushu. In the 14th century, Hosokawa Kazuuji (1296-1342) and Hosokawa Yoriyuki (1329-1392) assisted Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358) and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) to establish the Muromachi shogunate period. In 1950, Hosokawa Moritatsu (1883-1970) of the 16th generation, catalogued his family’s art collection and set up the Eisei-Bunko Museum. The Collection was later transferred to Hosokawa Morisada (1912-2005). After retiring from political life, Morisada focused on acquiring and studying Asian art including Chinese paintings and calligraphy, and thereby enriching the Hosokawa Collection.
XIANG SHENGMO (1597-1694)

Pine Tree

Details
XIANG SHENGMO (1597-1694)
Pine Tree
Hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
87.8 x 40.8 cm. (34 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with two seals of the artist
Literature
The Eleventh Exhibition of Eisei Bunko Fine and Decorative Art of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto, 1981, pl.127.
Kei Suzuki ed., Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings: Vol. 4 Japanese Collections: Temples and Individuals, University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 1983, pp. IV-420 and IV-636, pl. JP36-001.
Exhibited
Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, The Eleventh Exhibition of Eisei Bunko Fine and Decorative Art of Ming and Qing Dynasties, 12 September – 18 October 1981.

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