Beschreibung:

China, early to mid-Qing dynasty, ca. 1700-1850. Ink and watercolors on silk. Containing eight leaves. With various depictions of the famous Tang poet Li Bai (701-762), showing him at work, at the Imperial court, and reveling in drunkenness with scholarly colleagues, one leaf showing him carried by attendants as he is too drunk to walk himself. Inscriptions: To the cover of the case, ‘Yu Zhiding Canghai yizhu (figural paintings by Yu Zhiding)’. One leaf, lower left, signed ‘Guangling Yu Zhiding (Yu Zhiding from Guangling)’, one seal, ‘Shenzhai Yu Zhiding yin’. Provenance: The Howard Coleman Collection of Asian Art, Columbus, Ohio. A private collector, acquired from the above in 2016. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the leaves with some soiling, foxing and minimal losses. Dimensions: Size 42.2 x 31.7 x 4.5 cm Set in a fine silk brocade case. Auction result comparison: Compare three related silk paintings, described as ‘After Yu Zhiding’ and dated 18th/19th century, at Bonhams London in Asian Art on 4 November 2013, lot 576, sold for GBP 4,000. 禹之鼎 (約 1647-1709) 款《滄海遺珠》人物畫冊 中國, 清初至中期，約1700-1850年。絹本設色。 八頁，分別描繪了著名詩人李白 (701-762) 作詩﹑在朝堂﹑醉酒吟詩場景，其中一幅為其侍從扶醉酒李白的場景。 款識：《滄海遺珠》，廣陵禹之鼎人物畫冊；一頁上可見鈴印“慎齋禹之鼎印“。 來源：俄亥俄州哥倫布 Howard Coleman 亞洲藝術收藏；私人收藏， 購於2016年俄亥俄州哥倫布 。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，冊頁中有汙跡, 氧化和輕微缺損。 尺寸：42.2 x 31.7 x 4.5 厘米 精美的絲綢錦緞盒。 拍賣結果比較：比較三件十八至十九世紀絹本設色“禹之鼎款“的繪畫，見倫敦邦瀚斯2013年11月4日 Asian Art lot 576, 售價GBP 4,000。