FOLLOWER OF XIE SHICHEN (1481-1567) Peach Blossom Spring

FOLLOWER OF XIE SHICHEN (1481-1567)Peach Blossom SpringThe painting ink and colour on paper; mounted with an anonymous colophon, ink on gold fleck paper, with blank frontispiece, horizontal handscroll.Dated guichou year (1553) 謝時臣（款） 桃源圖 設色紙本 手卷款識：桃源圖。癸丑夏為南羹詞盟，謝時臣。鈐印：謝時臣印題跋：桃源圖。神僊有無何眇芒，源之說誠荒唐。流水盤迴山百轉，生綃數幅垂中堂。武陵太守好事者，題封遠寄南宮下。南宮先生忻得之，波濤入筆驅文辭。文工畫妙各臻極，異境恍惚移於斯。架巖鑿谷開宮室，接屋連墻千萬日。嬴顛劉蹶了不聞，地坼天分非所恤。種處處惟開花，川原近遠蒸紅霞。初來猶自念鄉邑，歲久此地還成家。漁舟之子來何所，物色相猜更問語。大蛇中斷喪前王，群馬南渡開新主。聽終辭絕共悽然，自說經今六百年。當時萬事皆眼見，不知幾許猶流傳。爭持酒食來相饋，禮數不同樽俎異。月明伴宿玉堂空，骨冷魂清無夢寐。夜半金雞啁哳鳴，火輪飛出客心驚。人間有累不可住，依然離別難為情。舡開棹進一回顧，萬里蒼蒼煙水暮。世俗寧知偽與真，至今傳者武陵人。右昌黎先生題。The painting: 34cm (13 3/8in) high x 516cm (203 1/8in) wide. The colophon: 24cm (9 1/2in) high x 108cm (42 1/2in) wideFootnotes:Provenance: Bonhams London, 10 July 2006, lot 306, where published as 'An English private collection, purchased by a diplomat in TianjinFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com