Lot 8119: Chen Hongshou (1768-1822) Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio

Plum Blossoms Album of twelve leaves, seven ink and color on paper, five ink on paper, each leaf titled by the artist in clerical script, followed by artist's seals including Mansheng, Mansheng fu, Chen Hongshou yin and Zhong yu xian guan and with five collectors' seals and a colophon in regular script signed Nezhai (He Pu, 1870-1932), with one calligrapher's seal. 8 1/2 x 12 1/2in (21.6 x 31.8cm), each leaf

21.6 x 31.8cm

: Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Massachusetts, March 11, 2009 - September 8, 2009

: Hong Kong collector Chang Ting-chen, 張鼎臣收藏

陳鴻壽 梅花畫册 水墨或設色紙本 册頁十二開 A man of many talents, Chen Hongshou was a highly regarded painter, calligrapher and seal carver.As magistrate of the region that included Yixing, he is credited with reviving the clay teapot industry with both his creative input and by securing government funds to support the craft. The present album features his deft brushwork, strongly inspired by Han dynasty clerical script calligraphy. The compositions are imbued with strong overtones of the the work of the painter Jin Nong (1687-1763).