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WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)
ORCHID, BAMBOO AND ROCK
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
85 x 30 cm (33 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
signed by the artist: Zhengming
Two seals of the artist: Wen Zheng Ming Yin, Zheng Zhong
Inscriptions on the painting by each of:
Zhou Tianqiu (1514-1595), signed, with two seals;
Du Dazhou (active 1595-1618), with one seal
Nine collectors' seals, including:
Two of Xiang Yuanbian (1525-1590);
Three of Da Chongguang (1623-1692); and
One of Xiang Hanping (1890-1878)
Inscriptions above the painting by each of:
Dong Qichang (1555-1636), signed, with two seals; and
Xiang Hanping, signed
Note:
For brief biography of Xiang Hanping, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.669 {add chinese MS]
ORCHID, BAMBOO AND ROCK
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
85 x 30 cm (33 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
signed by the artist: Zhengming
Two seals of the artist: Wen Zheng Ming Yin, Zheng Zhong
Inscriptions on the painting by each of:
Zhou Tianqiu (1514-1595), signed, with two seals;
Du Dazhou (active 1595-1618), with one seal
Nine collectors' seals, including:
Two of Xiang Yuanbian (1525-1590);
Three of Da Chongguang (1623-1692); and
One of Xiang Hanping (1890-1878)
Inscriptions above the painting by each of:
Dong Qichang (1555-1636), signed, with two seals; and
Xiang Hanping, signed
Note:
For brief biography of Xiang Hanping, see Zhongguo Jinxiandai Renwu Minghao Dacidian, Zhejiang Guji Chubanshe, 1993, p.669 {add chinese MS]