Lot 1171: LI JIAN (1748-1799)

POEMS IN RUNNING CURSIVE SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY

Album of twenty leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 31.8 x 21.5 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Inscribed twice by the artist and signed: Er'qiao Li Jian, Er'qiao Shanren
Five seals of the artist: Jian Min, Er Qiao, Wu Nei Tai Jian, Li Jian Zhi Yin, Er Qiao
Four collectors' seals, including two of Zhao Shudong (20th century)

Notes:
1. The album commemorates a visit to the country by the artist and his friends, at which poems were composed which were then written by Li Jian. From the date the visit, renzi (1792), it can be assumed that this album was written after that date.
2. Previously in the Ting Song Shuwu Collection (Zhao Shudong)

(US$3,900-5,200)