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US$77,500 - 103,300
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WEN JIA (1501-1583)
Zhong Kui in the Wintry Grove
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
120.5 x 41.8 cm. (47 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist
Two seals of the artist
Five collectors' seals: two on the painting, including one of Zhang Heng (1914-1963) and two on the mounting
Dated wushen year of the Jiajing era (1548)
Zhong Kui in the Wintry Grove
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
120.5 x 41.8 cm. (47 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist
Two seals of the artist
Five collectors' seals: two on the painting, including one of Zhang Heng (1914-1963) and two on the mounting
Dated wushen year of the Jiajing era (1548)
Literature
Stephen Little,"The Demon Queller and the Art of Qiu Ying", Arttibus Asiae,vol.XLVI 1-2, fig.21.