PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE TIEN YIN TANG COLLECTION LOTS 835-851 天隱堂舊藏 拍品835-851
AFTER CAO ZHIBAI
Temple in the Misty Mountains Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper, inscribed by the artist and spuriously dated Zhengda gaiyuan (1224), signed Yunxi Bo, with two artist's seals, with an outer titleslip inscribed by Zhu Baoci (1880-1950); with a Japanese wood box, inscribed by Guo Yimin (1892-1974). 50 7/8 x 12 1/2in (129 x 32cm)
Provenance: The Collection of Yifeng Jingshe (Chen Weiquan), early 20th century The Tien Yin Tang Collection
The Tien Yin Tang collection was founded by a prominent diplomat, educator and collector from Xingtang, Hebei. He acquired his Ph. D degree from the Cornell University, then taught at the Yenching University as a professor, and served as an official at the Education Department of the Nationalist government. In 1946, he was appointed the acting mayor of Beijing and in 1949 relocated to Taiwan. From 1950 to 1964, he spent the majority of his time in Japan, representing the government of Taiwan as a diplomat. Upon his return to Taiwan, he served as the Secretary General of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians' Union.
The Tien Yin Tang collection of classical Chinese painting and calligraphy was established during the collector's time in Japan, and a selection of the works was published in the two-volume catalogs Tien Yin Tang Collection: One Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Painting. He regarded the publication as a visual preservation of the ancient treasures, many of which were destroyed during times of conflict. The catalogues feature masterpieces by esteemed artists such as Bada Shanren (1626-1705), Wang Hui (1632-1717), Weng Zhengming (1470-1559) and Song dynasty artists. However, as stated in the preface of the catalog, "it is not always the work from the brush of a famous artist, nor the piece of work bearing the signature of a well-known man that arouses my greatest interest...As for judging the qualities of a work,...I still judge their qualities by what I see and how I feel about them."
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