Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part 1 June 29th 2021

36 23 CHINESE SCHOOL, SIGNATURE OF WEN ZHENG- MING 文徵明 ( 1470-1559) Mountains and river landscape with stilt houses and daoist scholars Ink and colours on silk Inscribed with a calligraphy and two seals on the upper left Signature of Wen Zhengming 文徵明 Dated to a year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing Dimensions (the sole painting): 30.5 x 26cm Provenance: > Private collection; > Former collection of Henri and Jean Brionval, French Dip- lomats, Tanger, Morocco. N ote : A painter, calligrapher and poet, Wen Zhengming, born Wen Bi, is one of the four masters of the Ming painting. € 1,000 - 2,000 Henri Brionval (1907-1978) , a French Diplomat, was a member of the United Nations Commission on Korea based in Pusan in 1950. The same year, he was appointed a counsel at the French Embas- sy in Moscow. His brother, Jean Brionval (1904-), had a long-lasting career in the French Diplomacy as an ambassador with numerous positions such as in Ceylon and Indonesia. Both were avid col- lectors of asian antiques. Henri is believed to have acquired numerous paintings and ceramics while living in Korea. 中国画，文征明签名（1470-1559） 山川景观与棚屋和道士