Lot 1131
  • 1131

Dong Qichang 1555-1636

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Dong Qichang
  • POEMS IN RUNNING SCRIPT
  • ink on paper, handscroll
signed Qichang, dated the ninth day of the eighth lunar month of wuwu (September 27, 1618), with three seals of the artist, xuan shang zhai, zhi zhi gao ri jiang guan, dong qi chang yin
Colophon by Pan Yijuan (1740-1830), signed Yijuan, dated dingmao (1807) of the Jiaqing reign, with two seals, pan yi juan, rong gao
Inscription on mounting border by Pan Yijuan, signed Shuiyun manshi
Titleslip (inside scroll) by Lu Gong (1741-1818), dated xinyou (1801), with one seal, jin ting mi wan
With three collector's seals of three collector's seals of Pan Zhiwan (18th Century), gu wu pan zhi wan shuo ting yin xin, shuo ting chang sheng an le, shuo ting suo cang; three collector's seals of Fei Nianci (1855-1905), xi li suo cang, fei nian ci yin, xi li; one collector's seal of Miu Yuezao (1682-1761), lan ling wen zi shou cang; one collector's seal of Qin Gan (1894-?), qing zeng xin shang; and seven other collectors' seals, zhang yi an shi jia cang, yong liu dao ren zhen shang, jiao qing, nan zu yuan zhen cang, fan zhai, two illegible

Condition

- Paper bears a tanned tone due to age with minor surface abrasion. - Minor humidity stains along top and front edges of the scroll.
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