Motiv med tre män bärande gåvor omgivna av molnslingor. Ett officiellt organistionssigill för enucker under Mingdynastin, (avdelningen ansvaring för vin, vinäger, bönor och livsmedel). Ett sigill indikerar att målningen beställdes av enucken Zhang som arbetar för Yu, som ansvarar för Mingkejsarens hästar Tusch och färg på siden. Två röda sigill. 132 x 76,3 cm.
From the Collection of the Danish Telegraph Manager and Art Collector Sophus Marius Black (2/5 1882-22/12 1960).
Skador, slitage, sidenförluster, färgbortfall.
Proveniens
From the Collection of the Danish Telegraph Manager and Art Collector Sophus Marius Black (2/5 1882-22/12 1960). Sophus was employed by the Great Northern Telegraph Company, was stationed in China 1902 - 31. After service in Shanghai, Yantai (Chefoo) and Tianjin, he came to Beijing in 1907, and from 1919 he served as manager of the company's station there and periodically in Tianjin, Yantai (Chefoo) and Hong Kong.
B. was soon preoccupied with Chinese culture and art. He understood and respected the Chinese mentality, learned the language, lived by the country's customs and soon began to build a vast Collection.
Over the years, his collection became versatile and rich, including Buddhist figures, Paintings and Works of Art. In 1930 the family moved home, and managed to bring the collections. Thence by descent.
