ZHA SHIBIAO (1615-1698)

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ZHA SHIBIAO (1615-1698)

Landscapes

Album of eight leaves, ink or ink and color on paper, each leaf measures 10 x 12¼in. (25.5 x 31cm.)

a. The Great Ridge of the Fuchan Mountains
Inscribed: "Painted in the style of Huang Zijiu" (Huang Gongwang)
Signed: Shibiao
Dated bingyin year of the Kangxi era (1686)
One seal of the artist: Er Zhan

b. Mountain Cottages
Inscribed: "Style of Mei Daoren's (Wu Zhen) painting of mountain dwellings"
Signed: Shibiao
One seal of the artist: Mei He

c. Spring Pavilion by a Cliff
Inscribed: "In the style of Ni Yunlin's (Ni Zan) painting of Spring Pavilions by a Cliff"
Signed: Shibiao
One seal of the artist: Er Zhan

d. Misty Mountain
Inscribed: "Painted in the style of Gao Shanshu" (Gao Kegong)
Signed: Shibiao
Dated bingyin year (1686)
One seal of the artist: Mei He

e. Pavilions in the Wondrous Mountains
Inscribed: "Painted in the style of Fang Shanqing" (Fang Congyi)
Signed: Shibiao
Dated the second month of bingyin year (1686)
One seal of the artist: Mei He

f. River and Mountains in Evening
Inscribed: "Style of Mi Yuanhui" (Mi Youren)
Signed: Shibiao
Dated the second month of bingyin year (1686)
One seal of the artist: Mei He

g. Traveling in the Autumn Mountains
Inscribed: "Style of Ma Daizhao" (Ma Yuan)
Signed: Shibiao
One seal of the artist: Er Zhan

h. Trees, Bamboo and Rocks
Inscribed: "Style of Zhao Wenmin" (Zhao Mengfu)
Signed: Shibiao
One seal of the artist: Er Zhan

Frontispiece and colophon by Wang Jiqian (C.C. Wang, born 1907)