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WANG JIE (1725-1805)
Complementing Imperial Poetry in Small Standard Script Calligraphy
Album of six double-leaves, gold on blue paper
Each leaf measures 12.5 x 8.2 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Signed by the artist: chen, Wang Ji, jingshu (respectfully written by your servant)
Two seals of the artist: Chen Wang Jia, Jing Shu
Five collector's seals of Emperor Qianlong (r.1736-1795) on the frontispiece and rear leaf: Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Gu Xi Tian Zi, Tai Shang Huang Di Zhi Bao, Ba Zheng Mao Nian Zhi Bao, Wen Yuan Shi Zi Lin Bao
Note:
Wang Jie, sobriquet names Weiren, Xingyuan, Huitang, Baochun, came first in the official examinations in the twenty-sixth year of the Qianlong era (1761). He rose to the high ranks in court and served both Emperors Qianlong and Jiaqing. For a brief biography of the artist, see Zhongguo Lidai Renming Dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999, pp.103-04
Complementing Imperial Poetry in Small Standard Script Calligraphy
Album of six double-leaves, gold on blue paper
Each leaf measures 12.5 x 8.2 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Signed by the artist: chen, Wang Ji, jingshu (respectfully written by your servant)
Two seals of the artist: Chen Wang Jia, Jing Shu
Five collector's seals of Emperor Qianlong (r.1736-1795) on the frontispiece and rear leaf: Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Gu Xi Tian Zi, Tai Shang Huang Di Zhi Bao, Ba Zheng Mao Nian Zhi Bao, Wen Yuan Shi Zi Lin Bao
Note:
Wang Jie, sobriquet names Weiren, Xingyuan, Huitang, Baochun, came first in the official examinations in the twenty-sixth year of the Qianlong era (1761). He rose to the high ranks in court and served both Emperors Qianlong and Jiaqing. For a brief biography of the artist, see Zhongguo Lidai Renming Dacidian, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 1999, pp.103-04