‘YELLOW HAWK ON AN OLD JUNIPER’, AFTER ZHANG SHUNZI AND XUEJIE WENG, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Ink and watercolors on very fine silk, with a silk brocade mounting. Depicting an eagle perched on a gnarled branch atop a cliff, the plumage masterfully painted in black and white, the face well detailed with a long beak and glaring eye.Provenance: Dutch trade.Condition: Good condition,mensurate with age. Creasing, some losses, minor touch, soiling, and browning. The frame with expected age cracks, few nicks, and flaking to the lacquer.Dimensions: Image size 63.2 x 34.8 cm, Size incl. mounting 44.8 x 85.7 cmWith an old lacquered wood frame, possibly of Japanese origin. (2)Literatureparison:Compare a closely related painting by Zhang Shunzi and Xuejie Weng, titled ‘Yellow Hawk on an Old Juniper’ (Huangyingguhuitu), 147.2 x 96.8 cm, dated to the Yuan dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing. According to the inscription on this painting, the eagle was painted by Xuejie Weng while the juniper was painted by Zhang Shunzi.Zhang Shunzi was a famed 14th-century Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Yuan dynasty. Zhang was a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and specialized in landscape and bamboo paintings, utilizing steady and bold brushstrokes, who further excelled in calligraphy, poetry, and prose. He also served as county chief executive in Fujian province in the Tianli era (1328-1330) of Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: San Francisco, 28 June 2016, lot 8244Price: USD 15,000 or approx.EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Eagle on pine, Anonymous (Qing dynasty)Expert remark:pare the related motif andposition. Note the size (134.5 x 77.5 cm).仿雪界翁、張舜諮《鷹檜圖》，明代中國，1368-1644年，絹本水墨設色。山石間一株古檜，枝乾粗狂，一隻蒼鷹昂首挺立其上，雙目迥然。