Lot Essay
The monk Jin Shi was also known as Jin Bao. Information about him can be found in Hong Kong Chinese University, Guangdong Shuhua Lu ("Calligraphers and Painters of Guangdong"), Hong Kong, 1981, pp. 66-67
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JIN SHI (Jin Bao, 1614-1680)
Cursive Script Calligraphy (cao shu)
Handscroll, ink on paper, 11 x 177in. (28 x 449.8cm.)
The text is a poem by the artist
One seal of the artist: Dan Xia Shan Ren
Four collectors' seals, including one each of Ye Menglong (1775-1832) and Wang Zhaoyong (20th century)
Frontispiece by Chen Yue (20th century)
Two colophons, including one by Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), dated 1945
Cursive Script Calligraphy (cao shu)
Handscroll, ink on paper, 11 x 177in. (28 x 449.8cm.)
The text is a poem by the artist
One seal of the artist: Dan Xia Shan Ren
Four collectors' seals, including one each of Ye Menglong (1775-1832) and Wang Zhaoyong (20th century)
Frontispiece by Chen Yue (20th century)
Two colophons, including one by Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), dated 1945