Lot 1103: MI WANZHONG (1570-1628)

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Hanging scroll, ink and light colours on paper
105 x 25 cm (41 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Mi Wanzhong
Two seals of the artist: Mi Wan Zhong Yin, Zhong Zhao Shi
Dated an autumn's day, jiyou year (1609)
Dedicated to Xuanmiao
Inscription on the painting by Zhang Shouxian (1804-1875)
Three collectors' seals, including one of zhang Shouxian, and two of Qian Tianshou (18th-19th century)
Titleslip by Ko Nagao (19th-20th century)

Note:
For brief biographies of Zhang Shouxian and Xian Tianshou, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, pp.925 and 1424 respectively.

(US$7,700-10,300)