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Qing Dynasty
Ink on paper, one fan depicting a mountain landscape, inscribed and signed by the artist and statesman Zhang Zhiwan (1811-1897), with two seals of the artist, 54.5cm (21 1/2in) wide; one fan depicting branches of light and dark plum blossom arching across the fan above the calligraphy, signed Tiedao ren, seal of Wang Gui with another seal of the artist, dated cyclically to Bingwu year, corresponding to either 1846 or 1906, 49cm (19 1/4in) wide; and another fan depicting a rocky landscape with geese flying across a large expanse of water, signed Xiaochuan, with seal of the artist, dated cyclically to Jiawu year corresponding to 1814 or 1874, 50.2cm (19 3/4in) wide, all mounted.
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清 張之萬等(款) 扇面三幀 鏡心
〈一〉款識:甲戌秋八月寫為雲伯先生雅屬即正,弟小川塗
鈐印:「筱川」
〈二〉款識:丙午冬十月天氣甚煦適道昭畫友以山水摺由吳門寄贈又一摺屬補作小艇並屬於轉頁寫梅因即作此多日未至孤山值小春已至想向南疎枝定有花也。鐵道人寄意
鈐印:「王軌之印」「鉄輈」
〈三〉款識:臨石谷子本鶴泉老前輩大人教正年待張之萬
鈐印:「之」「萬」
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Zhang Zhiwan (張之萬, 1811-1897), courtesy name Ziqing (子青), art name Luanpo (鑾坡), was a Qing dynasty statesman and painter. He was the cousin of another prominent late Qing reforming politician Zhang Zhidong 張之洞 (1837-1909).
Zhang Zhiwan began climbing the bureaucratic ladder of officialdom after being ranked in the top three of the prestigious jinshi degree holders. His first post was as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy. During the Taiping Rebellion, he worked as an advisor for the Qing Court. Around the year 1863, he defeated the peasants of the Nian rebellion in Nanyang and Runan. He held the post of Viceroy of Water Transport between 1866 and 1870 and in 1871, he served shortly as the Viceroy of Minzhe before being promoted to the position of Minister of War.
In 1882, he was conferred the title of Secretary of the Grand Secretariat. In 1884, he gained access to the Grand Council and worked there for ten years. The Imperial Court bestowed the posthumous name Wenda on him. The title he held before his death was the Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion (東閣大學士).
A painted album of twelve leaves by Zhang Zhiwan, depicting landscapes, dated to 1875, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.1986.267.55a–l).