TIAN SHIGUANG (1916-1999), ATTRIBUTED TO, CHINESE PAINTING OF SINGING BIRDS UPON PERSIMMON TREE

A Chinese painting attributed to Tian Shiguang (1916-1999), singing birds upon persimmon tree. This meticulous flower-and-bird painting has a full yet lively composition. Ripe persimmons hang in clusters on rugged branches, layered green leaves fill the frame, and several small birds perch amid the boughs, interacting with vivid expressions. Executed with refined brushwork, the work uses forceful lines to delineate outlines and is washed with warm, bright hues. The composition features well-arranged density and sparsity. Aged trunks, fresh fruits, green foliage and songbirds echo one another, balancing motion and stillness to depict a peaceful, lush and vibrant garden scene.
Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll.
Image: 99 x 61 cm.

Note: The work bears an inscription to Gustav Ecke and an inscription in the name of Tian Shiguang, with seal marks. The inscription is dated 1962.

Provenance: By repute, from an important private collection.

Gustav Ecke (1896-1971) was a German art historian and scholar of Chinese art. He joined Amoy University in 1923, later taught at Qinghua University and Fujen University in Beijing, and was associated with the National Institute of Architecture. He was a pioneering scholar of Chinese hardwood furniture and published Chinese Domestic Furniture in 1944. In 1945 he married artist and scholar Tseng Yu-Ho (Zeng Youhe). The couple moved to Hawaii in 1949, where Ecke served as curator of Chinese art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and as professor of Asian art at the University of Hawaii from 1950 to 1966.

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