馬荃 (18th century)

題扉頁：
馬荃，字江香，清乾隆常熟女子。元馭扶曦女，善畫妙得家法，晚歲名益高。時惲冰以沒骨勝，荃以鉤染名江南。人謂之雙絕。

款識：
丙子（1756）仲春之吉，寫於愛月樓中。
江香女史馬荃製。



鈐印：
〈戴〉「國才」。
〈馬〉「馬荃氏」（六鈐）、「字曰香江」（七鈐）。

戴國材藏品。

-Overall in good condition except that the silk bears a tanned tone due to age -Considerable minor patches of light color stain can be found, more on some leaves than others -Minor color fading on some parts of the painting, especially the white color
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注：
戴國材，一九一七年生於廣東。二戰時期畢業於孫逸仙大學，專業中國文學與心理學。授教於香港教育學院直至九十年代初退休，後移居北美。其大部份藏品均購于上世紀五十年代至八十年代。