'FISHERMAN IN LANDSCAPE', BY HUA SHANA (1806-1859) China, dated 1857. Ink on segmented paper with metallic ground. The fan-shaped painting depicts a landscape with mountains, trees, and a sole fisherman on a boat. A cottage stands hidden behind trees. Calligraphy and two seal marks on the upper left. Laid down on paper with a protective cover.

Inscription: Text (translated): 'Hua Shana (1806-1859) painted in the summer of the year Dingsi (1857), dedicated to brother Futing'. Two seals: 'Hua Shana yin' and 'Song Cen.'

Provenance: From the collection of Professor Jan Wirgin (1932-2020). Jan Wirgin studied Classic Chinese and History of Art at Stockholm University. Later, he joined the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, first as a curator and then between 1981-1998 as the director of the museum. Further, he published numerous articles during his work as the editor of the Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. One of his most famous works is the book "Chinese Art history" (1972), which is still one of the most read books for students of Chinese art history in Sweden.
Condition: The painting with abrasions along the folds, minor material loss, especially at the margin. A few nicks, scratches, and tears, with touchups.

Dimensions: Image size 51.5 x 20.5 cm, paper cover 63.5 x 65 cm

Hua Shana was a scholar in Imperial Hanlin Academy during the Daoguang Period and later served as a minister of the imperial government. In 1859, he went to Tianjin to negotiate peace and signed the Treaty of Tianjin with the UK and France. In June 1859, the emperor sent Hua Shana to Jiangsu and concluded a commerce treaty with the UK, France, and the United States.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a painting from Hua Shana, titled “Landscape”, at Shanghai DuoYun Xuan auction in Ancient Calligraphy and paintings on 28 June 2016, lot 936, sold for RMB 60,000 (ca. EUR 8,400).

花沙納《溪山漁人》
中國，1857年。灑金紙水墨設色。扇頁上描繪了漁夫蕩舟山間小湖上，湖邊樹後隱藏這一座草屋。

款識：丁巳閠夏寫奉輔廷五兄大人雅屬 愚弟花沙納
鈴印：花沙納印，松岑

伍彌特·花沙納（公元1806～1859年），號松岑，清朝大臣，《天津條約》的簽約代表。

來源：Jan Wirgin (1932-2020) 教授收藏。Jan Wirgin先生曾在斯德哥爾摩大學學習古典漢語和藝術史。之後，他進入斯德哥爾摩東方博物館，先是擔任策展人，然後在 1981 年至 1998 年間擔任博物館館長。此外，他在擔任東方博物館公報的編輯期間，發表了大量文章。其中，最著名的是《中國藝術史》（1972）一書，至今仍是瑞典中國藝術史學生最重要的書籍之一。
品相：褶皺處有磨損，些微缺損，主要是在邊緣處。 局部刻痕、劃痕和水跡，並有修補。

尺寸：畫面 51.5 x 20.5 厘米， 總 63.5 x 65 厘米

紙本裝裱，有保護層。

拍賣結果：比較一件花沙納《山水》，見上海朵雲軒Calligraphy and paintings 2016年6月 28日lot 936, 售價RMB 60,000。