AFTER QIU YING (1493-1560)

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Dynasty

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Dynasty
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk, bearing signature of Qiu Ying, and colophons spuriously signed after Ming scholars, including Wen Jia and Gu Lin.
625.8cm (243 3/8in) long x 33.6cm (13 1/2in) high.

清 仇英（款） 清明上河圖 絹本設色 手卷
款識：實父仇英摩張澤端法
鈴印：十州

Provenance: Martin Bolstad, Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai from 1948 to 1956, acquired in Asia, and thence by descent within the family.
Christie's London, 6 November 2018, lot 157.

來源：Martin Bolstad舊藏，1948至1956年任挪威駐上海領事，購自亞洲，並由後人保存
倫敦佳士得，2018年11月6日，拍品編號157

While numerous examples of the Qingming Shanghe tu are extant, the majority are based either on the Song dynasty Zhang Zeduan (12th century) version now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, or the example currently in the Liaoning Provincial Museum ascribed to the Ming dynasty artist Qiu Ying (circa 1494-1552). The present scroll is closest to those versions attributed to Qiu Ying.

Compare with a similar painting of Qingming shanghe tu, Qing dynasty, after Qiu Ying, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 8086. Another similar painting of the same subject, also after Qiu Ying, was also sold at Bonhams New York, 16 September 2013, lot 8148.