H x W (b-h: image): 25.5 x 22.8 cm (10 1/16 x 9 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1899-1983
Period:
Modern period
Description:
Album of master forgeries by Chang Dai-chien (1899-1983) based on the authentic album F1955.21a-n. The forged album consists of:
Ten leaves of painting and one leaf of calligraphy, all signed as Zhu Da (ca. 1626-ca. 1705).
Ten leaves of calligraphy, signed as Niu Shihui (17th-early 18th century), who was Zhu Da's younger brother.
One genuine colophon, undated (but from post-1950) by Chang Dai-chien himself.
One genuine colophon, dated 1966, by Zhuang Yan (1898-1980), former Associate Director of the Palace Museum, Taiwan, and a close friend of Chang Dai-chien's.
Provenance:
To 1991
Hai-Sheng Chou, Taipei, Taiwan, to 1991 [1]
From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hai-Sheng Chou in 1991
Notes:
[1] According to Shen C. Y. Fu, the object left mainland China around 1949, and passed through the hands of a number of dealers and collectors in Taiwan before ending up with Mr. Hai-Sheng Chou (see Curatorial Note 6, Shen C. Y. Fu, October 26, 1990, in the object record).
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
After the Madness: The Secular Life, Art, and Imitation of Bada Shanren (1626-1705) (February 16 to July 27, 2003)
Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy (June 7, 1994 to March 20, 1995)
