宋 徽宗（传）鶺鴒桃花宋 徽宗（传）鶺鴒桃花设色绢本 镜框22.8 x 26.6 cm. (9 x 10 ? in.)藏印：项元汴（1525-1590）：墨林山人、项子京家珍藏王鸿绪（1645-1723）：俨斋秘玩其他：晋府图书、内府图书对页潘正炜（1791-1850）藏印：潘氏季彤珍藏Elegant Pursuit – A Brief Account on Painting and Calligraphy by Emperors and Ministers Gathering for poem, painting and calligraphy creation has long been an elegant pursuit of emperors and scholars in ancient times. After finishing the court duties, the emperors sometimes wielded their brush to paint and practice calligraphy, and the works would either adorn the palaces or be awarded to the ministers. On the other hand, the ministers created the same to please the emperors. In early Qing the Emperor Qianlong was passionate about collecting paintings and calligraphy of different periods. He ordered to compile Shiqu Baoji (Catalogue of the Paintings and Calligraphy in the Imperial Collection) which consisted of two parts. The Emperor Jiaqing followed suit and completed the third part of Shiqu Baoji, which finalized the full record of the impressive Qing Imperial Collection. This Spring we are very pleased to offer several rare works with imperial background: Wagtail and Peach Blossoms attributed to Emperor Huizong (Lot 840), Calligraphic Couplet by Emperor Kangxi (Lot 855), Calligraphy – Shou by Empress Dowage Cixi (Lot 854), Landscape by Mian Kai and Dai Quheng (Lot 851) and Running Script Calligraphy by Mian Yi (Lot 853). Bai Juyi’s Song of Long Regretfulness in Running Script of Dong Qichang (Lot 841) was recorded in Shiqu Baoji Sanbian (Catalogue of the Paintings and Calligraphy in the Imperial Collection Part III). Furthermore, Liu Yong’s Poems on Lotus in Running Script (Lot 845), Liu Quanzhi’s Standard Script Calligraphy (Lot 852) and Luo Fumin’s Tribes in the South (Lot 850) were executed by decree. These works of emperors, empress, princes and ministers complemented each other and exemplified their artistic and literary talents and techniques.Details EMPEROR HUIZONG (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1082-1135, REIGNED 1100-1125)Wagtail and Peach BlossomsAlbum leaf, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk22.8 x 26.6 cm. (9 x 10 ? in.)Six collector’s seals, including two of Xiang Yuanbian (1525-1590), one of Wang Hongxu (1645-1723) and one of Pan Zhengwei (1791-1850) on the adjacent leaf Literature Chinese Bird and Flower Paintings, Benrido, Kyoto, July 1926. Exhibited Osaka, Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Paintings from the Tang Song Dynasties, April 1939. Kyoto, Kyoto Museum, Chinese Bird and Flower Paintings, July 1926. Conditions of sale