Qi Zhijia (17th Century)

signed Qi Zhijia, dated wuwu (1678), with two seals of the artist, qi zhi jia yin, zhi xiang

1. Scent of Ink: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, September 2-October 9, 1994; The Chrysler Museum, Virginia, November 13, 1994-January 8, 1995; Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin, September 9-November 11, 1995; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, December 15, 1995-February 18, 1996; China Institute, New York, February 4-June 10, 1998
2. Le Parfum de l'encre: Peintures Chinoises de la Collection Roy et Marilyn Papp, Musée Cernuschi, September 23-December 30, 1999

1. Scent of Ink: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, 1994, cat. 7, pp. 30-32
2. Le Parfum de l'encre: Peintures Chinoises de la Collection Roy et Marilyn Papp, Musée Cernuschi, 1999, cat. 8, pp. 39-42

- Paper bears darkened tone. - Minor restoration.
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'Evidence indicates that it could have been in Lu Xinyuan's (1834-1894) collection or, due to the absence of his seals, perhaps he saw it at some point. Its inscription agrees with that he recorded in Rangli guan Guoyan Lu: (I) wrote (painted) this during mid autumn of the wuwu year. Qi Zhijia.'
- Scent of Ink, p. 32