ATTRIBUÉ À MI YOUREN PAYSAGE |

encre et couleurs sur soie, montée en rouleau, portant la signature MI YOUREN, avec une inscription, et avec neuf cachets de collectionneursDeux colophons par Yao Nai, Duan Fang, et avec cinq cachets

Collection of Duan Fang (1861-1911).
Acquired in China between 1894 and 1922.
Thence in the family by descent.

Duan Fang, Renyin Xiaoxia Lu, Cultural Relics Press, Beijing, 2004, Vol VI
Lu Xinyuan, Rangliguan Guoyan Xulu, Juan 1, Ye 22-23, Xuxiu Siku Quanshu, Zi Bu, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, Shanghai, 1995, p. 448

There is minor wear to the title slip. There are overall scattered old losses to the silk of the painting which have been backed and reinforced. There are creases and breaks, and some areas where the silk has been replaces, particularly to the left hand edge of the calligraphy. The paper of the colophones is less yellow than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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