Bao Dong (active mid-19th century)

signed Dong, and with one seal of the artist, zi liang
Frontispiece by Li Jiafu and colophon by Xu Kang, dated wuchen of Tongzhi reign (1868)

-Overall in good condition -The colors in the detailed illustration are more true to the those of the actual piece
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Label inscription:
A copy after Laolian (Chen Hongshou, 1598-1652) by Bao Ziliang
Frontispiece:
A copy of Chen Zhanghou's Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove handscroll by Bao Ziliang of Shanyin. Inscribed in seal script by Li Jiafu of Shimen
Artist's inscription:
In the style of a Tang painter by Hongshou, copied by Dong