ZHANG YAO'EN

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
17 x 50 cm
Two Scholars in a Pavilion by a Mountain Stream. Fan Mounted as Album Leaf, ink gold paper. Signature by the artist: „Painted by Zhang Yao’en for Mister Guoyan.“ One seal of the artist: “Seal of Zhang Yao’en” (Zhang Yao’en yin).
Old and important European private collection, assembled before 1930 and between 1950 and 1980
Zhang Yao’en, style name Rucheng, was a landscape painter in Hangzhou. He did landscapes mostly in the style of the Wen family but also imitated Wu Zhen (1280-1354) of the Yuan dynasty. This nice fan painting reflects the powerful ink style of Wu Zhen