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MAO XIANG (1611-1693) AND JIN YUE (17TH CENTURY)
CALLIGRAPHY AND FLOWER PAINTINGS
Handscroll in three sections
a. Running Script Calligraphy by Mao Xiang
Ink on satin, 19 x 30.5 cm. (7 1/2 x 12 in.)
Inscribed with two poems composed by the artist and signed: Caomin Laoren Mao Xiang
Three seals of the artist: Shui Hui An Lao Ren, Cao Min Mao Xiang Yin, Bi Jiang
Dated the twenty-first day of the eighth month of jisi year (1689)
b. Butterfly and Flower by Jin Yue
Ink and color on silk, 22.2 x 19.5 cm. (8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
One seal of the artist: Xiao Zhu
c. Lingzhi, Narcissus and Bees by Jin Yue
Ink and color on silk, 22.2 x 19.5 cm. (8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Signed: lady painter Jin Yue of Shuihui An
One seal of the artist: Jin Yue
Dated winter, the eleventh month of renyin year (1662)
Four collectors' seals, including one of Dai Zhi (19th century)
Inner label by Mao Xiang
CALLIGRAPHY AND FLOWER PAINTINGS
Handscroll in three sections
a. Running Script Calligraphy by Mao Xiang
Ink on satin, 19 x 30.5 cm. (7 1/2 x 12 in.)
Inscribed with two poems composed by the artist and signed: Caomin Laoren Mao Xiang
Three seals of the artist: Shui Hui An Lao Ren, Cao Min Mao Xiang Yin, Bi Jiang
Dated the twenty-first day of the eighth month of jisi year (1689)
b. Butterfly and Flower by Jin Yue
Ink and color on silk, 22.2 x 19.5 cm. (8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
One seal of the artist: Xiao Zhu
c. Lingzhi, Narcissus and Bees by Jin Yue
Ink and color on silk, 22.2 x 19.5 cm. (8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Signed: lady painter Jin Yue of Shuihui An
One seal of the artist: Jin Yue
Dated winter, the eleventh month of renyin year (1662)
Four collectors' seals, including one of Dai Zhi (19th century)
Inner label by Mao Xiang