DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)

DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)
Spring Landscape before Rain
Handscroll, ink on silk
37.8 x 198 cm. (14 7/8 x 78 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Dong Xuan Zai
One seal of the artist: Dong Qi Chang Yin
Dated spring, dingmao year (1615)
One colophon by Li Shan (1686-1762), dated sixth year of Qianlong era (1741);
One colophon and titleslip by Zhang Boju (1897-1982), dated autumn, yihai year (1959), signed with one seal
Three colophons and frontispiece by Zhang Wei (1882-1968)
Five collectors' seals including one of Lin Xiongguang (1900-1974): Lang An Mi Wan; one of Zhang Wei (1882-1968): Gu Shi Zhang Shi Jing Han Xie Si Zi Wei Shen Ding Du Kao; and three of others: Tang Cun Hou Ren, _ Shi Jian Ding, Zhi Ren Li Shi Wen Wu Guan Cang