Zhou Tianqiu 1514-1595

signed Liu Zhi Jushi Zhou Tianqiu, dated guiwei (1583), twenty-second day after the summer solstice, with three seals of the artist, bi wu dan feng, zhou shi gong xia, qun yu shan qiao, and twenty-six collectors' seals, weng shu pei, du shu zui le, miao li qing xin, su shi, yu peng yan, su zhao yin yin, yin zhi zhi zhang, bei yuan, peng zhou, su shi zhen cang, bo zhi mi wan, bao di su zhao yin jia cang zhen shan (2), ceng wei zhi yu zhi shan zhai suo you, bo yu (2), huai gu (2), nan gong di yi, da zong bo zhi shu, chen geng ji yin, xiu xian, guan wo sheng zhai zhen cang, chun fang zhen cang, jian, zi sun bao zhi

-signs of restorations of paper loss in first half of calligraphy, second half in overall good condition -minor loss of colour due to age -minor stains -tears and creases in right half of mounting
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