Lot no. 41
(Lu yi qian men, 'Travelling for pleasure'), leporello album of ink paintings on paper, signed Zhang Daqian (''', Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983), 1965, comprising 14 pages painted on both sides, showing a variety of scenes alternating between flowers, animals, mushrooms, characters and landscapes,18x12 cm The cover of the album, in shades of blue, is decorated with flowers, wan and geometric motifs. It bears the album title '''' (Lu yi qian men, 'Travelling for pleasure'), the signature '(Yuan) and the seal '' (Zhang Yuan). The album is dedicated to '''' (Zijie si di), the nickname of Guo Youshou (Kuo Yu-Shou, ''', 1901-1978). The album comes in a slipcase inscribed '''''''[''][''] (Yiyi nian qiyue lü bi ['']['']). It mentions the seventh month of the Year of the Wooden Snake, which may correspond to 1965, the year in which Li Ai Vee and Zhang Daqian met. The album presents a variety of scenes alternating between flowers, animals, mushrooms, characters and landscapes, each spread over two pages, with signatures and seals. One side reveals the following paintings, each extending over two pages: - a mountain landscape, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - another landscape with mountain and trees, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a flower, signed '''' ' (Daqian jushi Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a mountain landscape, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a buffalo with a child holding a branch on which a bird is resting, signed ' (Yuan), seal '' (Daqian) - mushrooms, signed '''' ' (Daqian jushi Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - bamboo, signed ''' ' (Daqian Zhang Yuan), seals ''(Daqian) and '' (Zhang Yuan)The other side shows the following paintings, each also extending over two pages: - a bird, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a cicada on a branch, signed '''' ' (Daqian jushi Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a flower, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - fish, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - a figure holding a stick, accompanied by an inscription bearing the same date as on the protective box, ''''' (Yiyi nian qiyue, 1965), signed ' (Yuan), seal '''''''''' (Zhang Daqian chang nian da ji you ri li). Also mentioned at '''' (Si di Zijie), Guo Zijie. - a flower, signed ' (Yuan), seal ''(Daqian) - pine trees, signed '''' ' (Daqian jushi Yuan), seals ''(Daqian) and '' (Ji Mao)Provenance: Li Ai Vee collection (1932-2021), former student of Zhang Daqian. Yu-Lan cottage
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