Lot 1231: ZHANG RUO'AI (1713-1746)

Three Friends of the Winter

Handscroll, ink on paper
28.2 x 119 cm (11 1/8 x 46 1/4 in.)
Entitled and signed by the artist: chen, Zhang Ruo'ai jingji (respectfully painted/created by your servant)
Three seals of the artist: Chen Ai, Hui Hao, Lian Xue
Thirteen collectors' seals, including:
Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795): Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao;
Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820): Jia Qing Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Shi Qu Bao Ji, San Xi Tang Jing Jian Xi, Yi Zi Sun, Jia Qing Jian Shang (complete set of five seals), Bao Ji San Bian;
Emperor Xuantong (r. 1909-1911): Xuan Tong Yu Lan Shi Bao, Xuan Tong Jian Shang, Wu Yi Zhai Jing Jian Xi
Chen Rentao (19th-20th century): ren Tao, Jin Gui Bao Cang Chen Shi Ren Tao; and
Other: Lan Xiu Lou (on mounting after the painting)
Titleslip by Zhang Boying (1898-1966), signed, with two seals

Literature:
Shiqu Baoji Sanbian, in Midian Zhulin Shiqu Baoji hebian, Shanghai Bookstore, 1988, Vol. 10, p.2288

(US$10,300-12,900)