Wang Gai ( Active Circa 1679-1705)

signed Xiushui Wang Gai, dated jiaxu (1694), spring, with two seals of the artist, wang gai, an jie
Colophons by Wu Shuzi (17th century), signed Wu Shuzi, with two seals of An Zhen, qing, shi, and two seals of Wu Shuzi, wu shu zi yin, wu de; Ying Zhi (17th century), signed Ying Zhi, with two seals, yu an ying zhi, xiao shi zong bo; Gong Zhiyi (17th century), signed Gong Zhiyi, dated yihai (1695), winter, with three seals, qiu ting, gong zhi yi yin, qiao yan; Gu Xing (17th century), signed Gu Xing, dated yihai (1695), with three seals, du kou lao yü, gu xing, gu shi you xing; Chen Yuwang (17th century), with three seals, yan tian, yu wang zhi yin, dai fu; Cao Mu (18th century), signed Cao Mu, with three seals, zao ban tian she, cao mu, zhong yi; Cao Zhan, signed Cao Zhan, with three seals, qu ji, cao zhan, lu fan; Gong Zhidan (18th century), signed Gong Zhidan, dated yihai (1695), winter, with three seals, zui dao hai tang shen chu, he fei gong zhi dan tu zhang, yi chong hao yue ou ting; Li Chengzhong (18th century), signed Li Chengzhong, with three seals, li cheng zhong yin, yu cun, he ya; Zhou Zaijun (18th century) signed Zhou Zaijun, with three seals, nai an, zhou zai jun, li zhao; Zhou Zaijian (18th century), signed Zhou Zaijian, dated yihai (1695), with three seals, xiao an, zai jian zhi yin, rong ke; Fa Zhen (18th century), signed Dianyan Fa Zhen, with three seals, le shan, fa zhen si yin, sui yuan; Jin Dechun (18th century), signed Jin Dechun, dated dingchou (1697), with one seal, jin su gong; Shen Mingsun (18th century), signed Shen Mingsun, with three seals, shi qi xiang cao, shen ming sun, jian fang shi; Zhang Daoyi (18th century), signed Qianyi (twice), with four seals, shu yuan, zhang dao yi, zhi song, zhang qian yi zhi song yin

1. Journeys on Paper and Silk: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, February 28-April 19, 1998
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
3. Intimate Escapes: Navigating Social Currents in Ming-Qing China, Phoenix Art Museum, Summer 2009

Journeys on Paper and Silk: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, 1998, cat. 29, pp. 86-87

- Silk bears a tanned tone due to age. - Minor dirt and stain can be found here and there.
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