Qianlong period (1736 - 1795)
Chinese
An Album of Ten Landscape Paintings in the Styles of Ancient Masters, 18th Century 仿古山水册页十开
ink and colour on paper
12 x 15 1/4 in, 30.5 x 38.7 cm
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CAD
Sold for: $5,313
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Acquired by Wang Yiling (1881-1953), Beijing, Tianjin, Hankou, and Hong Kong, before 1951
By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver and Buffalo
王毅灵(1881-1953)先生旧藏,1951年前入藏于北京、天津、汉口、香港等地,后家传至今
Album of ten leaves, ink and colour on paper, mounted with wood boards. Each features a mountainous landscape painted after or in the manner of ancient masters including Guan Tong, Mi Youren, Zhao Mengfu, Ju Ran, Wang Meng, Wu Zhen, Dong Yuan, Huang Gongwang, Cao Zhibai, and Ni Zan. Signed Zhu Longjian, with inscriptions and a dedication to Mr. Wang, head officer of Anhui. Each with artist's seals and a total of ten collector's seals of Jiang Yinpei (1768 - 1838), “Wumu Shanfang shen ding.” With title slip signed by Wang Yiling (1881 - 1953), sealed “Xiwen.”
Please note: the dimensions listed are for the full album. Each image measures 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 inches.
Born in 1881, Mr. Wang Yiling (Wang Xiwen) (1881-1953) was a banker and director at the Kincheng Banking Corporation (Jincheng Yinhang) during the Republican Period (1911-1949). After returning from his studies in Japan, Wang began to hold important positions at major branches of the Kincheng Bank in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hankou. During this time, he built an important collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy with the help of his close friends - many of whom were 20th century Chinese painting masters themselves, including Zhang Daqian and Chen Banding. In his later years, Wang and his family settled in Hong Kong, where his art collection grew substantially in size and importance. After 1950, his descendants began emigrating to Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States, bringing with them their father's collection. While a major part of the family collection is currently preserved in the Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Library, more works associated with this collection have been spotted at auction in recent years. The present collection is the third part of the family collection Heffel represented in April 2024 and October 2025, which featured major Zhang Daqian scroll, Ming, Qing Dynasty fan paintings, and a Zhao Mengfu calligraphy album catalogued in Shiqu Baoji.
设色纸本 册页十开
题识:仿关仝法、拟米元晖、摹赵鸥波、抚巨然意、摹黄鹤山樵、仿梅花道人、仿董北苑、仿大痴法、仿云西笔意、仿倪云林。仿古小册恭呈安徽副宪王老大人钧鉴,属吏朱龙鉴。
钦印:龙鉴 (十次)、蒙溪、景迂生、蒙永人、画中有诗、公余逸兴、墨海清兴、山水契真情、寄岳云
藏印:蒋因培 (1768 - 1838):乌目山房审定 (十次)
王毅灵题签:朱龙鉴山水册十页,毅灵藏。
钦印:锡文
注:朱龙鉴,字又云,号蒙溪,娄县人,官池州通判,活跃于清乾隆年间。工诗,善山水,笔致简整。据嘉庆松江府学刻本《松江府志》记载,朱龙鉴与唐景、陈桓、张昀当时称四名家。
王锡文 (1881-1953),字毅灵、毅庵(毅厂),四川内江人。早年留学日本,因与同乡张大千相交甚笃。归国后受周作民邀请加入金城银行,并长期担任汉口、北京、天津等地分行经理。在此期间,他与各地收藏团体以及张大千、陈半丁等近代书画名家密切交往,构建了重要的碑帖书画收藏。晚年携家人定居香港,收藏日丰。1950年后,其子女渐次移居至巴西、台湾、以及北美,王氏所藏始分散各地,其中部分现为上海博物馆与上海图书馆所藏。近年,其旧藏始现于各地拍场。2022年香港苏富比释出张大千《松崖白练》与《白莲》画轴,即为其在 “八德园” 时期,为一同侨居巴西的王老夫人及其子王宜宪 (1918-1979) 所做。此子侨居摩诘后与大千比邻,常为其管理书画进出口之各项事宜。本场所呈王氏藏品与2024年4月及2025年10月Heffel释出的大千画轴、明清扇面、以及石渠宝笈著录赵孟頫书册系同一家藏。
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