Shen Maoye (active 1607-1637)

each signed Maoye, Sheng Maoye, or Wujun Sheng Maoye, the last leaf dated yimao (1615) of the Wanli reign, the ninth lunar month, autumn, each inscribed, with eleven seals of the artist, sheng mao ye yin (3), yu hua shi (4) and mao ye si yin (4)

Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese paintings: Second Series, Vol. 1, American and Canadian Collections, complied by Teisuke Toda and Hiromitsu Ogawa, University of Tokyo Press, April 1999, p. I-232, pl. A48-011

- Close examination reverals restoration of paper loss and wormholes can be found on some leaves. - A folding line can be found on each leaf from previous mounting. - The colors of the illustrations appear to be in a reddish tone. - Overall in good condition.
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Artist's inscription:
(1) Ferry pier by a mountain stream. Maoye.
(2) After a Song painter. Maoye.
(3) Flowers bloom in abundance at the ferry pier. Water rambles in the pond in spring. Sheng Maoye.
(4) After Li Xigu's (Li Tang, 1066-1150) Mountain Stream. Maoye.
(5) Rain in a riverside village. Sheng Maoye.
(6) After a Yuan painter. Sheng Maoye.
(7) After Guo Heyang's (Guo Xi, circa. 1023-1085) style. Maoye.
(8) On the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month of the yimao year (1615) of the Wanli reign, painted at Taohuawu. Sheng Maoye of Wu.