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來源
Jean-Germain Cassel Van Doorn 男爵
(1882-1953) 收藏，新澤西州（傳），
得於約1960年，此後家族傳承
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
JOSEF BURGER
A TWELVE-PANEL ‘EIGHTEEN
SCHOLARS’ COROMANDEL
SCREEN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the panels well-carved with a continuous scene
depicting the convening of the famous ‘Eighteen
Scholars of the Tang’, many engaging in literati
pursuits such as calligraphy, painting, music,
others conversing, enjoying cups of wine, and still
others arriving carrying bundles of books, some
on foot, some on horseback, at the palace gates,
all amidst a verdant garden setting of rich foliage
and elegant furnished pavilions, and bustling
attendants, the ‘Hundred Antiques’ along the
top border and real and mythical beasts below,
the outer panels each with a single writhing fourclawed
dragon and further beasts, the reverse
undecorated
Height 101? in., 257.2 cm; Width of each panel
20 in., 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Baron Jean-Germain Cassel Van
Doorn (1882-1953), New Jersey (by repute),
acquired circa 1960, and thence by descent.
Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649) of the Tang
dynasty, while still Prince Qin, was granted
the authority to recruit his own elite council
of advisors. He established the Institute of
Literary Studies, comprised of some of the most
accomplished and erudite Confucian scholars.
Its members lived within the imperial household
and were supplied with % ne cuisine and wine. The
scholars were divided into three shifts, with six
members on duty at all times to accommodate
Prince Qin’s irregular schedule. In honor of this
august assemblage, after ascending the throne,
Emperor Taizong commissioned the imperial
artist Yan Liben (circa 601-674) to depict the
eighteen scholars. The present composition is
most likely derived from the recorded description
of a Song Dynasty rendering of the famous group
of scholars, which portrayed them gathering in
small groups in an outdoor setting. This format
evolved in the Ming dynasty to incorporate and
formalize the ‘Four Accomplishments’; mastery
of calligraphy, painting, weiqi and the qin.
