YUN SHOUPING (1633-1690)

Two fan paintings

Two fan paintings
One fan of amaranthus flowers, with colophon by Fang Hengxian (17th century, date unknown), seal and signature of Yun Shouping, ink and colour on paper, folding fan leaf, framed and glazed, 55cm (21 5/8in) wide; the other fan depicting chrysanthemums, ink and colour on paper, folding fan leaf, inscription, seals and signature of Yun Shouping, framed and glazed, 58cm (22 7/8in) wide. (2).

惲壽平 扇面 一組兩件 紙本設色 鏡框裝裱

Provenance: Chiba Collection, Tokyo
Jean-Pierre Dubosc (1903-1988), Lugano
Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1953, and thence by descent

Exhibited: Grosse Chinesische Maler der Ming und Tsing Dynastien und Chinesische Volkskunst, Helmhaus, Zurich, 1950

Jean-Pierre Dubosc was a French connoisseur of Chinese art, diplomat stationed in China during the 1930s and 1940s, and son-in-law of the well-known art dealer C. T. Loo. He promoted Ming and Qing literati painting by organising exhibitions and selling works to Western museums and collectors.

A trip to New York, Chicago and Washington in 1937 was the starting point for Mrs Gret Hasler's interest in Chinese art. This she continued until the Second World War by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris, Sweden and New York.

來源：東京Chiba舊藏
法國藏家杜伯秋（1903-1988）舊藏
瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，1953年購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

展覽：「Grosse Chinesische Maler der Ming und Tsing Dynastien und Chinesische Volkskunst」，瑞士蘇黎世海姆豪斯，1950年

杜伯秋全名尚-皮耶·杜伯秋，自大學時研習亞洲文化，後娶古董商盧芹齋的小女兒為妻。二十世紀三、四十年代，杜伯秋於北京作為外交人員就職於法國大使館；後致力於中國明清文人書畫的研究與收藏，參與策劃了一系列重要展覽，並協助諸多西方博物館機構收集中國書畫。

Gret Hasler夫人對中國藝術的興趣始於1937年的紐約、芝加哥和華盛頓之行。此後，她持續自巴黎、瑞典和紐約的古董商處購藏藝術品，直至第二次世界大戰後。

Yun Shouping (惲壽平), also known as Nantian (南田) (1633–1690), was a major artist of the early Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the 'Six Masters' of the Qing period, together with the Four Wangs and Wu Li. He boldly used strong colours, such as reds and purples, which had traditionally been shunned by Chinese painters as they were seen as gaudy and offensive. He revived the genre of flower painting in China and became popular throughout the country.