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Leaf 1 Ink & Color on Silk. The work is unsigned. To the upper left an inscription reads 'Genuine work by Han Kan'. Inscribed by the Imperial Hand in the ting-hai year (CE 110) This is followed by one imperial seal: Hsuan-ho. In the upper right there is the gourd-shaped imperial seal. While unsigned, the brushwork of the calligraphy appears to be that of the Sung Emperor Hui-tsung. |
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Leaf 2 Ink & Color on Silk. The title of the painting as well as its author are ascribed by the Ching dynasty collector Liang Ching-piao. |
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Leaf 3 Ink & Color on Silk. Both title and author were ascribed by the Ching collector Liang Ching-piao. |
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Leaf 4 Ink & Color on Silk. The signature Liu Sung-nien can be found behind the right heel of the foremost monk. |
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Leaf 5 Ink & Color on Silk. The signature, Ma Yuan, can be found in the lower left corner. An inscription in the upper right reads: Brushed by the long sleeves, the wild flowers dance. The calligraphy appears to be that of the Sung emperor Ning-tsung (1195-1225). |
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Leaf 6 Ink & Color on Silk. The signature, Ma Yuan, is in the lower right corner. |
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Leaf 7 Ink & Color on Silk. The title is inscribed in the upper left corner, the calligraphy resembling that of the Emperor Ning-tsung (1195-1224), but is followed by the seal of the Empress Yang bearing the "Kun-kua" sign of the 64 hexagrams. The artist's signature, Ma Lin, appears in the lower right. |
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Leaf 8 Ink & Color on Silk. In the upper left-hand is a couplet written by the Emperor Ning-tsung (1195-1224): Sparse branches hide their colours This is followed by an oblong seal bearing the hexagram "Kun-kua" |
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Leaf 9 Ink & Color on Silk. The work is unsigned. The title and authorship are ascribed by the Ching collector Liang Ching-piao. |
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Leaf 10 Ink & Color on Silk. The theme as well as the painting style would indicate a provenance somewhere toward the end of the Northern Sung dynasty. |
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Leaf 11 Ink & Color on Silk. |
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Leaf 12 Ink & Color on Paper. The signature in the upper left corner reads "Tzu-ang" and is followed by a seal, Chao-shih Tzu-ang. |
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Leaf 13 Ink & Color on Paper. Self-inscription in the upper right reads "wan-chieh (late sections)". The signature is to the left and reads, "Ting-chih painted this for Master Kung." This is followed by two seals, Ku Ting-chih yin, and Yu-ne lao-jen. In the lower right an inscription by Liu Tien-yi in semi cursive script reads: Rained-soaked leaves blurry in the mist, 2 seals: Liu Hsing-chu, Po-chuang feng-yu. In the top center portion an inscription by Ma Chih in semi-cursive script reads: After the ancient winds and frosts 1 seal: chung chin-ku. The inscription by Wang Ta in smaller semi-cursive regular script reads: The ancient joints are firm as iron. 1 seal: Wang Ta-shan shih. |
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Leaf 14 Ink & Color on Silk. An oblong relief seal reading, Sung-hsueh-chai, is imprinted in the lower left corner, and has caused some to take this to be a work by Chao Meng-fu. However, the brushwork here is gentle and moist, differing somewhat from the manner of Chao. |
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