Dong Qichang 1555-1636

(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15) signed xuanzai, with one seal of the artist, chang (6)
(2, 6, 10, 16) signed Qichang, (4, 8, 12, 14) signed Dong Qichang, all with two seals of the artist, zong bo xue shi (8), dong shi xuan zai (8)
With one collector's seal, ou yang lin ping wu shi yi hou shen ding (2)

1. Heritage of the Brush (exhibition detail see lot 523)
2. Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Paintings from the Papp Collection, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, June 22-October 7, 2007

1. Kei Suzuki (Compiled), Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings (Vol. 2, Southeast Asian and European Collections), Tokyo University Press, 1983, pl. S13-034, pp. II-105 to II-107
2. Heritage of the Brush: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, 1989, cat. 5, pp. 34-39
3. Claudia Brown, "Heritage of the Brush: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting", in Orientations, vol. 22, no. 9, September 1991, fig. 3, p. 78

- Overall in good condition. - Silk bears tanned tone due to age, with minor dirt.
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Artist's inscription:
(1) After the brush idea of Zhao Wuxing's Warm Greenery on Spring Mountains.
(2) Clouds and the moon have their place; the familiar mountains of Luonan are clear. How has that single flower blossomed? A spring dream by a pool.
(3) After Beiyuan's brush method.
(4) As the stream turns, as does the path; how very cold, the quiet stream. If a building exists here, it must be Caoxuan Pavilion.
(5) Pines Over a Stream.
(6) How luxuriant the green forest, with tall pines standing above the rest. So the narrow and unfrequented path, is fine even without bamboos.
(7) Imitating Juran's Autumn Clouds Emerging from a Grotto.
(8) Frosty winds frighten the migrating wild geese; moonlight and dew illuminate the sparse forest. Everywhere the sound of washing clothes arises, as profound as the galaxy on an autumn night.
(9) Time and again I lean on the cliffside tree, and gaze distantly into Yuanshang Village.
(10) Under a bright moon, Shuangxi's water; in pure wind, the Bayong Tower. To where I sojourned yesteryear, Today I send my friend on his travels.
(11) After Huang Zijiu's Shade Amidst Mountains and Streams.
(12) The rapid currents thunder throughout the river, as I follow it towards its southern mouth. Wild ducks glide across the water, now and then seeming to approach me.
(13) After Zhao Lingrang's Pavilion Amidst Rivers and Mountains.
(14) How vast the flowing river! I am alone yearning for the past. The fishers are no sages; among the reeds are protruding rocks.
(15) On riverside ground leaves fall; around Mount Longshou autumn clouds fly.
(16) I sit alone on a rock beneath a tree; the grass has slight frost. The same scene but not the same person; clouds and birds fly from the south.