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QIU YING (ATTRIBUTED TO, CA. 1495-1552) and GUAN DAOSHENG (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1262-1319)

PALINDROME AND LADIES IN GARDEN COURT

Details

QIU YING (ATTRIBUTED TO, CA. 1495-1552) and GUAN DAOSHENG (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1262-1319)
Palindrome and Ladies in Garden Court
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
Calligraphy by Guan Daosheng, signed and with one seal
Colophon by Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), with one seal
Nine collectors' seals
Paintings by Qiu Ying, four sections
Signed by the artist, with one seal
Sixteen collectors' seals
Colophon by Xu Qi, with four seals
Various sizes

Provenance

Purchased in Tokyo in 1971 from G. Tahara Art and Gift Shop.

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Lot Essay

Guan Daosheng copied the palindrome written by Su Lian in the 4th century when her husband was banished, as well as the poems derived from it as a kind of word play. Guan further notes she did this while her own husband Zhao Mengfu was away.

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