Hanging scroll, ink on silk
206 x 52 cm. (81 x 20 1/2 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed: Gong Xian
Two seals of the artist: Gong Xian Yin, Ban Qian
Dedicated to Er'yue
Two collector's seals of Qin Zhongwen (1896-1974): Qin Zhong Wen Jian Shang Yin, Liang Zi He Cun Ren
Literature
Gong Xian Jinppin ji (Masterpieces by Gong Xian), Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1997, no.15 Yiyuan Duoyin (Art Treasures), Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, Issue 64, no. 17 Gong Xian Shuhua Jinpin xuan (Selection of masterpieces of paintings and calligraphy by Gong Xian), Jiangsu Meishu Chubanshe, [ year???], no.88 Zhongguo hua Mingjia Jingdian Huaku (Collection of masterpieces of Chinese paintings by famous masters), Hebei Meishu Chubanshe, [ year ???}, Classical section: Gong Xian, no.83
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