Lot 613: PAN SIMU (1756-AFTER 1843); WANG WENZHI (1730-1802)

FROM AN IMPORTANT NORTH AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 601-625)
RECORD OF DREAMS FROM THE LISTENING TO AUTUMN STUDIO
the last leaf signed Qiaolü, and with one seal of the artist, pan si mu yin
Eight facing leaves, inscribed with a poem transcribed by Wang Wenzhi, and with one or more seals of the calligrapher. The last leaf inscribed 'During the first year of the Jiaqing reign (1796), autumn, the eighth lunar month, the Old Man of Dream Tower recorded this on behalf of my female disciple Peixiang (Luo Qilan).' Colophons by Wang Wenzhi; Yuan Mei (1716-1797); Zeng Yu (1759-1831); Pan Yijuan (1740-1830); Wu Yun (1811-1883), dated guihai (1863); Xu Jiayi, dated Tongzhi guihai (1863); Zong Xiangwen (1834-1897), dated Guangxu bingxu (1886). With seven collectors' seals, zong xiang wen zhen cang yin, su ting zhen mi, xu ting, shen wu shen ding, su ting jian shang zhi zhang, su ting ping sheng zhen shang, ai shi zhai suo zhen cang, su ting suo cang
ink and color on paper, album of eight leaves
each 23.4 by 17 cm. 9 1/4 by 6 3/4 in. (8)