Huang Xiangjian 1609-1673

signed Huang Xiangjian, with two seals of the artist, huang xiang jian yin, duan mu. Colophons by Jiang Yuan (active 19th century), signed Jiang Yuan, and Yuan, dated yiyou (1825) of the Daoguang reign, the second lunar month, with two seals, jiang yuan, zi lan; Gao Yanhuai (active 19th century), signed Gao Yanhuai, dated yiyou (1825) of the Daoguang reign, the fifth lunar month, with one seal, yan huai zhi yin; Cheng Tinglu (1796-1858), signed Jiading Houxue Cheng Tinglu, dated gengzi (1840), the second lunar month, with one seal, ting lu zhi yin; Shi Zuguan (active 19th century), signed Shi Zuguan, dated guimao (1843), the ninth lunar month, autumn, with one seal, zu guan; Shi Yunyu (1756-1837), signed Duxue Laoren, with two seals, wu men, shi geng; Zhang Kaifu (1763-?), signed Zhang Kaifu, with one seal, zhang yan chang. With two seals of the collector Ye Tingguan (1791-?), ye tiao sheng zhen cang yin, ye ting guan; and one seal of the collector Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), po he ting

-paper has darkened due to age -minor creases and smudges of dirt
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