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OF EARLY CHINESE PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF
A. W. BAHR
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20 Illustrations
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CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY CHINESE PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF
A. W. BAHR
THE FINE ART SOCIETY 148, NEW BOND STREET JUNE, 1911
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Ir is somewhat remarkable that the Chinese Graphic Art from which Japan admittedly derives its best inspirations has had, until very lately, but little attention bestowed upon it in comparison with that received by the Island Empire.
The reason for this is probably due to three causes—first, the lack in China of intermediaries between the native and the foreigner, next that the provinces where Chinese Art has flourished have been inaccessible to the outside world, and thirdly, that Japanese pictorial art has had a great advertisement through its reproduction by the talented wood engraver of the past two centuries. Be that as it may, it is only within the last half-dozen years that even our great museums have entered upon the collection of examples of the Old Masters of Chinese Paintings.
An opportunity now occurs to the public to see and study a series of examples, which owing to increasing scarcity in the country of origin it will certainly be difficult to replace in the future.
The Peviods to which the Exhibits ave ascribed ave given om Italics, the principal being as follows : Han Dynasty, 206 B.c.—220 A.D.
T’ang Dynasty, 618—g07 a.p. Sung Dynasty, 960—1279 a.p. Yuan Dynasty, 1280—1367 a.p. Ming Dynasty, 1368—1643 a.D. Ch’ing Dynasty, 1644 onwards.
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Tue Diving SUSTENANCE OF THE WoRLD Yuan
Two SISTERS READING. Wanc LEE YUNG Ming
Fox-HUNTING Late Ming
MoTHER AND CHILD IN ARMS, AND Two CHILDREN.
Ming
THe HuNnDRED SPARROWS Ming
A PEASANT RETURNING FROM WokRK, WITH WatTER Burrato Za CHEE Ming
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GoppEss AND ATTENDANTS, OFFERING BAskET OF PEACHES Attributed to Cuiu Yinc
Ming Lapy AND CHILD
Ming OLD TiBETAN RELIGIOUS PicTURE
About Tang A Beproom SCENE. Lapy AWAKENING AND GIVING ORDERS TO HER MalIp.
Ming TIGER Kuan NiEN
Ming THe HgeAVENLY Twins
Ming
A Lapy oF FASHION AFTER HER BATH Ming
Gop or LITERATURE Ming
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Grovupor EriauTr Herons on A FLOWERING
Prunus Boucu Hua Tsunc Ming
BuTTERFLIES Ming
An ASSEMBLAGE OF SAGES IN A PAVILION ON THE SEA SHORE, WATCHING THE ARRIVAL OF A PHOENIX CARRYING A
GODDESS Ming
INTERIOR SCENE. LADY RECLINING ON A
CoucH Lunec Fone Ming
THREE CRABS.
Ming Wi tp GEESE AND HIBiscus Liv Cui Yuan
Tue CHILDREN’S BaTH Eavly Ming
Two Scissor-GRINDERS Ming
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A PHOENIX
Lapy anp CHILD
Cuon Hunc SuHou Ming
Early Ming
Five SQUIRRELS AMONGST GRAPES
ZEE SHE Ming
DRAGON-FLIES AND BAMBOOS
MOonkKEYS AT Play
A SAGE AND HIS FAMILY
Ming
Yane Wu Laie Ming
Ming
CHILDREN ON AN ELEPHANT
CRANES AND PINES
BaMBOooS
Ming
Pizn Tsin Tsar Yuan
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Buppua on THe Lotus Lake
Yuan MANDARIN Ducks
Ming WHITE HERONS Liv Cui
Ming
GOLDEN PHEASANTS AND MYNAHS BY A
WATERFALL Ming
HoRSEMAN RIDING WITH A Lzgp Horsg Attributed to CHao MEN Fu
Yuan
Group oF THREE CHILDREN, ONE CARRYING POMEGRANATE, AND A SECOND PLAYING witH a Birpv- Attributed to Cuiu Yine
Ming
Fisw AND SHRIMPS Ming
PorTRAIT OF THE Han Emperor, Liv
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Horses IN LANDSCAPE Sun CHarR Ming
CHILDREN, WITH THEIR MOTHERS, PLAY-
ING IN A NURSERY Ming
MANTIS AND Rosgs Ming
Tue HunprepD CRANES Sun Nan PING Ktsnlung
StuDy IN MoNoCHROME oF A SAGE IN CONTEMPLATION SEATED BY A WATERFALL Yuan
A Lapy SINGER oN HorsSEBACK HANDING HER GUITAR TO HER SERVANTS Attributed to Cu1u Yine
Ming
Hawk AND Rapsit Pien Tstn Tsar Ming
A Hawk pouNCINGON 4 Hare Feu Yuan Sung
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Waite FALcon on A LEASH
Attributed to Empzror SHEN Tsun Sung
A Toy SELLER DISPLAYING HIS WARES TO A CoUPLE AND THEIR CHILD
Su Hern ZuNnG Yuan
GROUP OF FOUR CHILDREN WATCHING TWO CRICKETS FIGHTING IN A BASIN
Ming WINTER LANDSCAPE Yu Liane
Ming A SAGE IN A BAMBOO GROVE
Ming
A Court Lapy AFTER HER BATH, WITH
HER Four ATTENDANTS Kanghe
A Lapy or QUALITY FEEDING HER PARROT Ming
THREE Lapies iN a Boat on a Lotus Ponpb Attributed to Curu YInG Ming
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PARROT ON A BRANCH CHAN VEN TSAN Ming
Copy or Dutcu PAINTING CHINESE ARTIST OF THE 17TH CENTURY
HEAVENLY SCENE WITH MULTITUDINOUS
Gops Kienlung
A Mounrainous LANDSCAPE AND WaATER- FALL, WITH QUAIL AND SPARROWS Yuun Tunc Zur
Ming
PorRTRAIT OF A CouRT BEAUTY Cuan An Tsu Ming
PHEASANT AND BIRDS BENEATH ROSES AND
PLuMmM TREES Wonc Za SAN Yuan
Reuicious Parntine oF DEITIEuS Ming
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GERSE Lo Pao San Ming Frocs AND INSECTS AMONGST FLOWERS Ming Two GRASSHOPPERS Ming A Dracon amipst THUNDER CLouDS Ming Lapy IN A PAVILION Cuizn Ku Ming
Tue Fire Dracon aMonGcstT CLouDS Cuur Lune SAN
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LaNDSCAPE Cuiu YING Ming
PAINTINGS OF SAGES Cuao YunG YUAN Ming
BIRDS AND FLOWERS cm ae & Sung
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Horsgs ann Ripers Cuao Mene Fu Yuan
KWANYINS IN GoLD on Bius Paper Crinc Ten Reicn
Ming Horst AND Groom Cuao Menc Fu
Yuan LANDSCAPE AND RIVERS
Ming
Book oF g1GHT Pictures, LAaNpDscapPEs.
Zu Cuar Ming
Book OF TWELVE PAINTINGS, LANDSCAPES Cui YING
Ming
A Book oF TWELVE PAINTINGS oF
CHILDREN’S GAMES Ming
Book oF g1GHT Pictures, LANDSCAPES Ko Tsune Su
Sung
INDEX TO PLATES :—
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