FOLLOWER OF YU ZHIDING (1647-1716): ‘SCHOLAR IN AN IMMORTAL LANDSCAPE’

FOLLOWER OF YU ZHIDING (1647-1716): ‘SCHOLAR IN AN IMMORTAL LANDSCAPE’ China, 18th to 19th century. Ink, gouache, and watercolors on silk. With a silk brocade mounting and framed behind glass. Finely painted with gushing waterfalls falling from towering mountains into a still river lined with colorful trees, a lone scholar in the valley looking upward to take in the sight. Inscriptions: Upper right, signed, dated, and inscribed, ‘Completed in April of the Year of Gengchen, during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing dynasty. Painted at Pai Fu An by Yu Zhiding of Shang-ji, north of Nanjing, across the river Yangtze.’ Two seals. Lower left, two further seals. Provenance: From a private collection in New England, USA. The backside with an old paper label inscribed with a typewriter c. 1980, bearing a translation of the present inscription. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and little soiling Dimensions: Image size 119 x 54 cm, Size incl. frame 157 x 84 cm Yu Zhiding (1647-1716) was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) and a native of Jiangdu (present-day Yangzhou) in Jiangsu province. His style name was Shangji and his sobriquet was Shenzai. He served in the Imperial Painting Academy during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 1995, lot 32 Price: USD 13,800 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Yu Zhiding (1647-1716): Scholars playing chess in an immortal landscape Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of painting with similar blue and green hues. Note the size (184.8 x 55.2 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 26 June 2019, lot 877 Price: USD 30,075 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: After Yu Zhiding, Land of the Immortals Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of painting with similar blue and green hues. Note the size (199.4 x 101.6 cm).