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WU WEI (1459-1508)
Figures
Album of sixteen leaves, ink on gold-flecked paper, each leaf measures 13¾ x 27 3/8in. (34.9 x 69.7cm)
The album consists of paintings of historical figures described in ancient novels
a) Relaxed Fisherman
b) Herding Boy and Cows crossing a Stream
c) Fishing Boat in a Storm
d) Fisherman returning Home in Evening Chill
e) Yan Ziling (active ca. 25-55) washing his Feet in Clear Water
f) Zhu Maichen (2nd century) as a Woodcutter
g) Huangdi (reigned 503-524) consulting the Guang Chengzi
h) Confucius mourning a Dead Unicorn
i) Qu Yuan (343-277 B.C.) and Fisherman
j) Wang Xizhi (321-379) writing Calligraphy on Fan for an Old Woman
k) Woodcutter and a Gentleman
l) Tao Yuanming (active 405-420) after Farming
m) Mi Fu (1051-1107) bowing to a Rock
n) Zhong Kui and Ghosts crossing a River
o) Hanshan and Shide
p) Bodhidharma
Two leaves signed: "Brush of Xiaoxian" and Xiaoxian
Each leaf with one seal of the artist
Total of four collectors' seals
Figures
Album of sixteen leaves, ink on gold-flecked paper, each leaf measures 13¾ x 27 3/8in. (34.9 x 69.7cm)
The album consists of paintings of historical figures described in ancient novels
a) Relaxed Fisherman
b) Herding Boy and Cows crossing a Stream
c) Fishing Boat in a Storm
d) Fisherman returning Home in Evening Chill
e) Yan Ziling (active ca. 25-55) washing his Feet in Clear Water
f) Zhu Maichen (2nd century) as a Woodcutter
g) Huangdi (reigned 503-524) consulting the Guang Chengzi
h) Confucius mourning a Dead Unicorn
i) Qu Yuan (343-277 B.C.) and Fisherman
j) Wang Xizhi (321-379) writing Calligraphy on Fan for an Old Woman
k) Woodcutter and a Gentleman
l) Tao Yuanming (active 405-420) after Farming
m) Mi Fu (1051-1107) bowing to a Rock
n) Zhong Kui and Ghosts crossing a River
o) Hanshan and Shide
p) Bodhidharma
Two leaves signed: "Brush of Xiaoxian" and Xiaoxian
Each leaf with one seal of the artist
Total of four collectors' seals