Description:
Handscroll, Zhang Ruocheng (1722-1770),"Le quan jing she tu" (Painting of the Elegant Studio of Lequan),ink on paper, depiction of a contemplative scholar outside his studio in a rustic landscape, with inscriptions by Zhang Taiming, Jiang Pu (1708-1761),Hui Tian, and Jie Fu, four seals. Title page, three seals; preface, calligraphy on silk, dated February of gengchen year (1760),recording the origin of the name of Le quan studio, Zhang Taikai (?-1774),two seals; a separate section of inscriptions in various calligraphic scripts dedicated to the owner of Lequan Studio, from well-known figures in the literati class in mid-Qing, Jiang Hening, Nuo Min, Qin Baili, Bian Jizu, Ji Yun (1724-1805),Shen Shi, Qian Daxin (1728-1804),Zhu Gui, Gu Guangxu (1731-1797),Ji Mengxiong, Weng Fanggang, Qian Dajing, Wang Yongxi, Zhu Yeyuan; a section of inscriptions by Qian Zai, Huang Wuzi (two seals),Huang Sizi (three seals),Huang Liuzi (four seals),Jin Sheng, Liu Quanzhi (1739-1818) (three seals),dated the summer of dingji year (1797),one collector's seal; inscription by po meng ju shi Sun Zutong (1894-1937) (two seals),dated the winter of gengwu year (1930),the scroll remounted by Sun Zutong in the seventh month, autumn of xinwei year (1931),221 x 12 in.
Provenance: Ex P.Y. Wang Collection.
Estimate $500-700