Ten Steeds ("Snow-Flake Eagle"), Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
NT$30,240
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Giuseppe Castiglione, called Lang Shih-ning in Chinese, was a native of Milan, Italy. When he became a Jesuit at the age of nineteen, he already excelled at painting and architecture. At twenty-seven,..
Eight Steeds, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (M)
NT$27,720
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A review of the research done to date indicates that many of the works Giuseppe Castiglione did in the Yung-cheng reign (1723-1735) were signed in using Sung-script style found in late Ming dynasty (1..
A Brocade of Spring, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (M)
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Lang Shih-ning is the Chinese name used by the Italian, Giuseppe Castiglione. At age of 19, Castiglione entered the Jesuit order in Italy as a novitiate, and his early training included painting and a..
Painting for the New Year, Chen Shu, Qing Dynasty, Scroll
NT$23,940
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Chen Shu (style name Nanlou; sobriquets Shangyuan dizi and Fuan; late sobriquet Nanlou laoren) was a native of Jiaxing in Zhejiang. He excelled at painting bird-and-flower and grass-and-insect subject..
Gathering of Auspicious Signs, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (M)
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This work dates from 1723, making it the earliest known painting by Giuseppe Castiglione and done approximately eight years after he first arrived in China. Depicted here is an underglaze blue vase de..
Peacocks, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
NT$32,760
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Lang Shih-ning was the Chinese name of the Italian Giuseppe Castiglione. At the age of 19, he became a Jesuit novitiate and studied painting and architecture. He arrived in China when he was 27 and ev..
Picture of the New Year, Zhao Chang, Song Dynasty, Scroll
NT$22,680
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Zhao Chang (style name Changzhi) was a native of Chengdu in Sichuan. Excelling at painting flowers, he went out every morning in the dew to capture the scenery, using a method he called "sketchin..
Herd of Deer in an Autumnal Grove, The Five Dynasties period, Scroll
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This hanging scroll, bearing no signature or seal of the painter, represents a herd of deer gathered in a maple forest on an autumn day. Some of the deer stand quietly as others ramble about. The pain..
Herd of Deer in a Maple Grove, The Five Dynasties period, Scroll
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This work depicts a maple forest in autumn with a scene of a herd of deer frolicking and resting. It is very close in size and style to another work in the National Palace Museum collection, "Her..
Waiting for a Ferry in Autumn, Qiu Ying, Ming Dynasty, Scroll
NT$31,500
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Qiu Ying (style name Shifu, sobriquet Shizhou) was a native of Taicang, Jiangsu. Originally a lacquer artisan, he later learned from Zhou Chen and excelled at landscape, figure, bird-and-flower, and r..
Mountains, Streams and Autumn-tinted Trees, Wang Hui, Qing Dynasty , Scroll
NT$17,640
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Wang Hui (style name Shigu) was a native of Changshu, Jiangsu. As a youth he excelled at painting and was taught by Wang Jian and Wang Shimin. He also traveled and viewed famous artworks, his brushwor..
Reading in Mt. Kuang-lu, Wang Hui, Qing Dynasty, Scroll
NT$49,140
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Wang Hui, a native of Jiangsu , studied landscape painting under Wang Shimin and became known as one of the Four Masters of the Qing dynasty. This work was done in 1702 at the age of 70.It shows a fig..
Sound of Pines on a Mountain Path, Tang Yin, Ming Dynasty, Scroll (L)
NT$45,360
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Tang Yin (style names Ziwei and Bohu; sobriquet Liuru jushi), a native of Wuxian in Jiangsu, was one of the Four Ming Masters. He came in first as a Provincial Graduate at the age of 29 and later met ..
The Five Purities, Yun Shou-ping, Qing Dynasty, Scroll
NT$17,640
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The Five Purities Yun Shou-ping (1633-1690) Qing dynasty A native of Kiangsu, Yun Shou-ping was the leading essayist and poet of the Six Gentleman of Pi-ling. Considered one of the Six Masters of Earl..
Landscape, Ni Tsan, Wang Meng, Yuan Dynasty, Scroll
NT$25,200
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Ni Tsan, a native of Kiangsu, and Wang Meng, a native of Chekiang, were two of the Four Great Masters of the Yüan. According to the inscription on this painting by Wang Meng, he had once done a w..
Joy at the New Year, Yao Wen-han, Qing Dynasty, Scroll
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Joy at the New Year Yao Wen-han (fl. 1736-1795) Qing Dynasty Yao Wen-han was a court painter during the Qien-lung era (1736-1795), though neither his dates nor his place of origin are recorded. He was..
Banquet at the Peach and Pear Blossom Garden on a Spring Evening, Leng Mei, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
NT$23,940
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Leng Mei entered court service under the Kangxi emperor and excelled at rendering figures and palace garden scenery. The Qianlong emperor highly regarded his skill in painting and while still Prince B..
Activities of the Twelve Months (The Fifth Lunar Month), Court artists, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
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Occupations of the Twelve Months Painters of the Qing Court Qing Dynasty(1644-1911) 5th Month Dragon boats race during the tuan-wu festival on 5th day of the month. Flags and pennants flap and tremble..
Activities of the Twelve Months (The Twelfth Lunar Month), Court artists, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
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Occupations of the Twelve Months (The Twelfth Month) Painters of the Qing Court Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) A thick blanket of snow covers the mountains and ice chokes the rivers. People stand idly, gath..
Activities of the Twelve Months (The First Lunar Month), Court artists, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (L)
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Activities of the 12 Mouths: The 1st Month Anonymous Qing Dynasty(1644-1911) Representing activities of the 12 lunar months is a traditional from of genre painting. In this work are pavilions and hall..
Paired Cranes in the Shade with Flowers, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (M)
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Lang Shining is the Chinese name of the Italian Giuseppe Castiglione, a native of Milan who entered the Jesuit priesthood at the age of 19, taking up the study of painting and architecture. At 27 he j..
White Falcon, Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing Dynasty, Scroll (M)
NT$27,720
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Lang Shining is the Chinese name of the Italian Giuseppe Castiglione, a native of Milan who entered the Jesuit priesthood at the age of 19, taking up the study of painting and architecture. At 27 he j..
Heavenly Fragrance, Tung Kao, Qing Dynasty, Scroll
NT$16,380
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The peony, the "king of flowers," symbolizes wealth and auspiciousness. Tung Kao has used the unoutlined, or "boneless," method of painting to depict the flower's exquisite bea..
Auspicious Lotus, Li Shida, Ming Dynasty, Scroll
NT$22,680
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Li Shida (style name Yanghuai) was a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. He excelled at painting figures and did landscapes as well. According to the artist's inscription on this work, it was done in 1606 ..
A Painting of Tea Fighting, Tang Yin, Ming Dynasty, Scroll
NT$16,380
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Tang Yin (1470-1523) was born in Wuxian, Jiangsu. His style name was Ziwei, another style name was Bohu, and his sobriquet was Liuru. He was very talented and accomplished, and had a character that wa..