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WAN SHOUQI (1603-1652)
EIGHTEEN ARHATS
Album of twelve, leaves, ink and colour with gold painted on bodhi tree leaves
Various sizes
Last leaf signed: Chen, Wan Shouqi jinghua (painted by your respectful servant)
One seal of the artist: Chen Qi
Each leaf mounted with a corresponding leaf of the Diamond Sutra, written in standard script calligraphy by Wan Shouqi
Last leaf signed: Chen Wan Shouqi, with one seal of the artist: Chen Qi
Literature
T. Toda and H. Ogawa, Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings: Second Series, University of Tokyo Press, 1999, vol. 3, pp.98-99, entry JM 38-011