Tang Yifen 1778-1853

signed Yusheng Tang Yifen, dated jiachen of the Daoguang reign (1844), summer, with three seals of the artist, yi fen, long shan qin yin, yu sheng zhi hua
Titleslip by Sheng Xuanhuai (1844-1916), signed Yuzhai, dated bingwu (1906), autumn
Inscription on border silk by Lin Xiongguang (1897-1971), signed Lang'an, dated jiashen (1944), the eighth lunar month, with one seal, xiong guang
Colophons by Liu Linsheng (1894-1980), signed Xuange di Liu Linsheng, dated xinmao, three days before the beginning of Autumn (August 5, 1951), with two seals of the artist, liu lin sheng, xuan ge; Fan Daozhan (20th century), dated xinmao, the nineteenth day of the tenth lunar month (November 17, 1951), with two seals, xing yan, fan dao zhan yin; Pu Ru (1896-1963), signed Xishan Yishi Pu Ru, dated bingshen (1956), spring, the third lunar month, with two seals of the artist, xin yu, pu ru
With four collectors' seals of Lin Xiongguang (1897-1971), bao song shi, lang an xin shang, lang an suo de jing pin, lin lang an jian cang yin; one collector's seal of Fan Daozhan, fan dao zhan; one collector's seal of Zhang Bojin (1897-1988), bo jin suo cang; and two other collectors' seals, xue lu zhen cang, xing tang zhang shi huan an jian shang yin

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings, November 26, 1990, lot 135

1. Transcending Turmoil: Painting at the Close of China's Empire 1796-1911, Phoenix Art Museum, August 22-October 4, 1992; Denver Art Museum, November 7, 1992-January 3, 1993; Honolulu Academy of Arts, March 17-April 19, 1993; Hong Kong Museum of Art, May 14-July 18, 1993
2. 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
3. Le Parfum de l'encre: Peintures Chinoises de la Collection Roy et Marilyn Papp, Musée Cernuschi, September 23-December 30, 1999
4. 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. Transcending Turmoil: Painting at the Close of China's Empire 1796-1911, Phoenix Art Museum, 1992, cat. 17, pp. 58-61
2. Claudia Brown, "Heritage of the Brush: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting", in Orientations, vol. 22, no. 9, September 1991, fig. 13, p. 82
3. Scent of Ink: The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix Art Museum, 1994, cat. 39, pp. 130-131
4. Le Parfum de l'encre: Peintures Chinoises de la Collection Roy et Marilyn Papp, Musée Cernuschi, 1999, cat. 40, pp. 143-145

- Paper bears a tanned tone. - Faint foxing spots can be found. - Occasional wormholes.
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