Li Tang (李唐; 1066-1150) Framed Song Dynasty Chinese traditional hand scroll painting , ink and color, signed. Depicted scholar and attendant within garden terraced landscape and architectural building. Shows numerous panels of themed calligraphy inscriptions followed with red signature seals. Set upon a silk matt, protected behind acrylic, set behind glass, and wooden framed.

Dimensions: Height: 22 1/2" Width: 96 1/2"

PROVENANCE:
From the heirloom collections of Wu Guozhen (吳國楨; October 21, 1903-June 6, 1984) was a Chinese political figure and historian, government official who served as mayor of Hankow (1932-1938), mayor of Chung-king (1939-1941), political vice minister of foreign affairs (1943-45), mayor of Shanghai (1946-1948), and governor of Taiwan (1950-1952) and the former Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government. He resigned in 1953 and went to the United States.

K.C. Wu lived in the United States where he served as professor of Chinese history at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. During his time in the United States, he wrote various works, including a detailed analysis on Chinese culture in the context of mythology and early history in his book The Chinese Heritage.

Wu is remembered mainly for his vital role in the formation of a liberal modern Taiwan and his anti-communist beliefs typical of a member of Kuomintang, but he is also remembered for his brave anti-Kuomintang rhetoric and turbulent disagreements with the more Russian-styled second President of Taiwan.

The Collections of Wu Guozhen (吳國楨) presented and offered up to auctions
ON DAY-1: from Lot-97 through Lot-127, continued from Lot-219 through Lot-255.
ON DAY-2: from Lot-354 through Lot-377, continued from Lot-451 through Lot-480.


LOT NOTES:
Li Tang (李唐; 1066-1150) born as Xi Gu 晞古 pseudonym as Xi Gu 希古 formerly dedicated to the Painting of Northern Song Dynasty Huizong reign period, in 1127 annuity soldiers captured in Bianjing , Li Tang displaced and then fled to Lin'an (now Hangzhou ), he sell paintings to survive. After the Southern Song Dynasty resumed the painting art department, Li Tang was recommended and entered the painting department to be awarded the position of Zhong Lang.Li Tang is a master of landscape painting , changing the method of Jing Hao and Fan Kuan. The landscape painting first acomplied by sturdy brush then write the majestic momentum of the northern mountains and rivers; in the later years, it is simple to create a big axe; the water to break the scales of the fish scales, And the vortex of the vortex; and the workers' paintings, like Li Gonglin at first , the back pleats become hard and hard; and they are known as painting cows.Depicting the green mountains and rivers, such as "Wanyu Songfeng Map" and "Chang Xiajiang Temple Map", it is one of the famous representatives of the North School landscape. After that, it uses the pen and the viewfinder to make a simple condensate, composition and refinement, and beautiful artistic conception. Open up the new style of painting in the Southern Song Dynasty, and create the figure paintings " Hu Yu 18 shots ", "Pickup map", etc., through history to miss the country, and hope for ZTE's feelings.Li Tang's style of painting has a great influence on later generations. He also trained some outstanding disciples such as Xiao Zhao. Later, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui inherited and developed his style of painting. Together with him, he was also called "the Southern Song Dynasty." (Li Tang, Liu Songnian , Ma Yuan , Xia Gui ).

Natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider normal due to the ages.

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