Fei Yigeng (active late Qing dynasty), Fei Dancheng (active late Qing dynasty)

signed FEI DANCHENG on the portrait, and with one seal of the artist. Signed FEI YIGENG, dated 1864, and with one seal of the artist. Titleslip by Shen Yong. Frontispiece by Fu Zehong. Preface and annotation by Wu Rongguang. Annotations by a total of twenty-one artists, including Wu Changshuo, and Shen Yong

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1998, Lot 86

-Paper has turned greyish due to age. Minor paper loss and light creases at the lower left can be found on the painting. Water stain on the frontispiece can be found. Signs of restoration on the annotations can be found, where there appears to be paper cracks previously. Otherwise, generally in fair to good condition.
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