circa 1310 - 1360
Chinese
Stream and Mountain Landscape 幽溪归琴图
ink and colour on paper
40 7/8 x 13 in, 104 x 33.1 cm
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 CAD
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
A gift from Zeng Ruitian on behalf of HSBC to Valentine Mason, Hankou, 1940
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Ink and colour on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll. Signed Sheng Mao and two seals, with various inscriptions on image and mounted to the edge.
Valentine Mason was a notable director in the history of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), overseeing branches across East Asia. Following the Second World War, Mason became the first post-war manager of HSBC Tokyo when it officially reopened in 1947. This painting was gifted to him by Zeng Ruitian on behalf of HSBC, Hankou in 1940, as the inscription stated.
设色纸本 立轴
款识：至正十有九年，岁在己亥五月十日，为彦中老友画幽溪归琴图，武塘盛懋。
钦印：盛懋、子昭
题识：梅生行长（Valentine Mason）雅好中国古画，今将离汉返国，汇丰同人谨持此奉赠以志弗忘也。中华民国二十九年七月四日，曾瑞田书。
Valentine Mason（梅生）是香港上海汇丰银行（HSBC）发展史上的重要成员之一，民国时期曾任职于东亚地区多家分行。战后，梅森重返亚洲，并于1947年汇丰东京分行正式复业时出任首任战后经理。本作1940年由汇丰银行汉口分行同人赠予“梅生行长”。
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