EMPEROR QIANLONG (REIGNED 1736-1796)

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EMPEROR QIANLONG (REIGNED 1736-1796)

CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT

Hanging scroll, ink on coloured silk
55 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (141 x 70 cm.)
Signed: Yu Bi
Dated spring of xinmao year (1771)
Dedicated to Chen Hongmou, Grand Secretary, on his retirement
Two seals of the artist: Suo Bao Wei Xian, Qian Long Yu Bi
One collector's seal
Colophon on silk mounting by Ma Jian with biography of Chen Hongmou

Lot Essay

The text is a long poem praising the efforts and achievements of Grand Secretary, Chen Hongmou, upon his retirement in 1771.

(US$8,000-10,000)

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