Su Renshan 1814-1850

signed Renshan Su Changchun, at the age of fifteen, dated the ninth year of the Daoguang reign (1829), spring, with two seals of the artist, ren shan, chang chun zhi zhang
Inscription on painting by Su Yinshou (early 19th century), signed Yuanru Su Yinshou, with four seals, zai hu shan shui zhi jian, yin shou yin, sui zhai xue zhe (2), one illegible

1. Journeys on Paper and Silk: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, February 28-April 19, 1998
2. Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Paintings from the Papp Collection, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, June 22-October 7, 2007
3. Hidden Meanings of Love and Death in Chinese Painting: Selections from the Marilyn and Roy Papp Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, April 27-September 2, 2013

1. Journeys on Paper and Silk: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, 1998, cat. 50, pp. 160-162
2. Hidden Meanings of Love and Death in Chinese Painting: Selections from the Marilyn and Roy Papp Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, 2013, cat. 26, pp. 57, 90

- Silk bears tanned tone due to age. - Restoration of silk loss can be found. - Painting silk stitch can be found in the middle of the scroll. - Light red mould can be found here and there on the painting.
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Note:
Su Yinshou is the father of the artist.

Su Yinshou's inscription:
A thousand doors to the jade firmament open under the full moon.
This painting seeks to evoke the [mythic isle of] fanghu.
For half of my life I lived, alas, in a humble alley.
So I taught my son to paint splendid towers and terraces.
These towers and terraces enclose trees, and trees enclose the mist.
Truly this is like a small cosmos in a [tea]pot.
With care, I can discern the green shades that fill the courtyard.
Have I not visited this immortal land in my dream?
- Journeys on Paper and silk, p. 160