Lot 95. A painted album after Southern Song court artists, 18th-19th century; The album, 45.5cm (18in) long x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide, the largest painting 34.5cm (13 1/2in) long x 33cm (13in) wide. Estimate 40 000 € - 60 000 €. Courtesy Bonhams.
Containing six paintings after Song dynasty artists including Xiao Zhao, Li Song, Yan Ciping, Ma Yuan, Xia Gui, and Fan Long, and six leaves of calligraphy, with apocryphal seals and signatures, inscription dated to 1813 by Mianning.
Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021).
Note: Seals:
First page: Jiaqing yulan zhibao
Second page: Mao Dui Shi Yu wan wu
After Zhu Rui, Tengwang Pavilion: Jiaqing yulan zhibao, Zhou Ding Yanxi zhibao , Shiqu baoji, Baoji san bian
After Xiao Zhao, lotus: Hangzhi
After Li Song, goat: two illegible seals
After Yan Ciping: no seals
After Ma Yuan：Song Luo shending
After Xia Gui: Gu di shangjian jishu
After Fan Long, waterfall: Fan Long, Jiaqing Jianshang, Sanxitang jingjian xi, Yi zisun
Bonhams. The Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art: A Century of Collecting - Part 1. Paris, 25 october 2022.