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Lot *222
IN THE STYLE OF WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)
Estimated Value:
1.500 € - 2.500 €
Schätzpreis:
3.000 €
Description:
China, Qing dynasty128 x 32 cm
The Pavilion of the King of Teng (Tengwang Ge). Hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper. Long inscription of the artist above the painting recording the story of the famous Pavilion of the King of Teng, signed: “In the third month in spring in the thirty fifth year of the Jiajing period (1556), in the jiachen year … painted and inscribed by Wen Zhengming from Changzhou.” Two seals of the artist: “Zheng”, “Ming”. Four collectors’ seals.
Dutch private collection, assembled before 2007
The Pavilion of the King of Teng was build in the Tang dynasty (618-907) by Li Yuanying, the son of emperor Gaozu (r. 618-626) who later was bestowed the title of King of Teng. It is located in the modern town of Nanchang in Jiangxi province on the city gate beside the river. Famous banquets were held in this pavilion and a famous “Preface of the Pavilion of the King of Teng” (Tengwang Ge xu) composed. It was rebuilt several times, in the Ming and Qing dynasties and finally in 1989.
Wen Zhengming was the leading figure of literati painting in the Ming dynasty and was also famous for his calligraphy. The blue and green landscape style, as well as the fine, meticulous drawing of the architecture and the ships in this painting are characteristic for him.
MInor traces of age, wear, minor rest.
