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Lot Essay
The painting bears two seals of the artist: Jin x Nu Shi, Jin Yue
and six collectors' seals, including two of the contemporary collector Jiang Gusun (17th century).
It is inscribed with a commentary praising Jin Yue by Mao Xiang (1611-1693) and signed Chaomin Laoren Xiang and dated yimao year (1675), with two seals.
Jin Yue, who was a native of Kunshan near Suzhou, was one of Mao Xiang's three concubines who were artists. She specialized in landscapes and flowers, frequently copying from older models, resulting in a wide variety of paintings attribued to her. Jin Yue usually painted at Mao Xiang's request, and her works were often inscribed by him and presented as gifts.
and six collectors' seals, including two of the contemporary collector Jiang Gusun (17th century).
It is inscribed with a commentary praising Jin Yue by Mao Xiang (1611-1693) and signed Chaomin Laoren Xiang and dated yimao year (1675), with two seals.
Jin Yue, who was a native of Kunshan near Suzhou, was one of Mao Xiang's three concubines who were artists. She specialized in landscapes and flowers, frequently copying from older models, resulting in a wide variety of paintings attribued to her. Jin Yue usually painted at Mao Xiang's request, and her works were often inscribed by him and presented as gifts.