. Freer Gallery Of Ar CATALOGUE = Wash 4 ais UNQton, OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY CHINESE PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF A. W. BAHR WITH 20 Illustrations THE FINE ART SOCIETY 148, NEW BOND STREET JUNE, ig11 4 7 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 t . a ek. ~ “a, F —" < ages My " S | ~bb& 1 be si eae | ‘ tala ag on a a Seog pe N»> (o¥o .6rt* (9! C+] pan 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. 2 ee =. CATALOGUE. The prices, which ave net and in guineas, can be had on application. 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 Io Ee 12. 13. 14. 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 15. 16. 17. 13. 1g. ZO. 2I. 22. 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 a5: 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. gli 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 Ming ee 53 34. 37: 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 Pe! Wu Tao Tzu T’ ang 40. 43, 42. 43. 44. 47. 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 Fd — emer 49. 50. 51. 5S. 53° 55: 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 57: 59: 60. 61, 62. io 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 it 63-66. A SzeT or Four Paintincs, STUDY OF 67. 68. 6g. 70. ats a: VES 74: 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 Ming LaNDSCAPE Cuiu YING Ming PAINTINGS OF SAGES Cuao YunG YUAN Ming BIRDS AND FLOWERS cm ae & Sung 75: 76. 77° 78. 79: 80. 81. 82. 12 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 :— Plate, No. 1 = Catalogue, No. 24 ” » 2 = ” » «27 ” soa" ey, Be ” » 13 ” » 4 = ” ” 47 ” Sees eaieoaa ” ” ™ 9 ” 6 = ” » 34 ” oF ” ” ” ” 8 = ” #2 52 ” Sano i ” ” ” » 10 = ” 0 33 & 20 ” git = 9 » «29 ce) 9 AA) ” ” 8& ge 9 » 13. = ” 39 46 ” 2» 14 =F ” 33 56 & 7O 9 » 15 mae 7) » 14 & 32 ” ” 1. = ” 29 0 9 nap ” ” ” » 18 = ” » 30 ” wo = ” » 60 ” 3, 20 = ” ” - * These paintings are not hung but can be shown upon application to anyone desiring to see them. # -. * 4 " Plate I. Plate I. Plate Ill. 7 Plate IV 2 Plate V. Plate VI. Plate VI. PET ALP Plate VIII. Plate 1X. Go > ba =)- ay a Plate X. , “a~__= Plate XI. ) Samy ii rr eeeeEeeeEeEEEEeeeEEEEeeEeEEEeEeEeEeEeeEeE—eEeE———————E eee eee eee Ee a : at) js ih a + oe * ¢ — ~~ » rd S ~~ ~~ S ~— QQ Plate XIV. Ae Plate XV. 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