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LOT 80

Lot 80

Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape

Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape
Lot 80 Details
Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape

蔡恺 (清代) 春山烟雨 水墨纸本 立轴

Ink on paper, hanging scroll mounted; outer title slip inscribed by Tang Hong (1926-2018)
唐鸿 (1926-2018) 题签
47.8 x 21.3 in — 121.3 x 54 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $750
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape
  • Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape
  • Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape
  • Cai Leqiao (Qing Dynasty), Mountain Landscape
Provenance:

Estate of Mark S. Pratt (1928-2024), Washington, D.C.
Private Toronto Collection.
来源:
多伦多私人收藏
美国华盛顿班立德总领事(1928-2023)遗产

Note:

蔡恺,字乐樵,号小痴,顺德人。专注于书画、诗歌。尤好泼墨山水,间作花鸟画。有《尔雅堂笔记》,《眺松阁集》二十卷。嗜茶饮,手制茶具极精妙(《岭南画征略》卷八)。

班立德总领事遗产
班立德总领事出身于马萨诸赛州塞勒姆望族,清朝常胜军第一任队长华飞烈( Frederick Townsend Ward, 1832-1862)为其远亲 。班立德早年即对中国文化产生了浓厚的兴趣,其六十载成功的外交官生涯也为他成为矢志一生的收藏家提供了许多机遇。一九四七年,班立德供职美国海军,驻舰山东青岛,购入平生第一件中国艺术品。结束太平洋舰队两年的服役后,因其在哈佛大学、布朗大学、索邦大学和乔治敦大学接受的中国和日本语言、文化、历史方面的学术训练,班立德一九五六年加入美国外交部,旋即于五七至五九年派驻东京美国大使馆,继而转派香港,担任美国大使馆大陆经济官,再调任美国在台协会处长。一九八九年迁广州总领事,三年后于此任上荣休。
目睹二十世纪下半叶亚洲地区地缘政治巨大变革的同时,班立德总领事始终孜孜于搜集中国艺术精品。二十世纪五十年代,他光顾了诸多备受推崇的古董商,在东京孔庙(汤岛圣堂)购入书画精品和宋代瓷器,在日下尚雅堂(Kusaka Shogado)买文房雅玩,从资深画商张鼎臣处寻得明清字画佳作,又在Y. K. Ma Antiques觅藏赏用兼备的黄花梨家具。外交官的身份也让班立德总领事结识了众多同时代艺术家,他数次与张大千会晤,并和于非闇门徒唐鸿(1926-2018)建立了长久的友谊。唐氏一九四九年徙居台中,又移居香港,和班立德总领事的几次转任恰恰偶合。

CONDITION DETAILS

torn mounting; please contact the department for additional photographs

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