THE PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING, Bian Wenyu 1576-1655

signed Runfu Bian Wenyu, dated jiyou, one day before summer solstice (June 21, 1609), inscribed "after Yuan dynasty masters' brush idea", with two seals of the artist, wen yu, run fu

Colophons by Guo Shangxian (1785-1832), signed Putian Guo Shangxian, dated wuzi (1828), summer, with two seals, guo shang xian yin, lan shi; Zhang Xianghe (1785-1862), signed Fahua shanren, dated xinyou (1861), the second lunar month, inscribed with five Yuan Haowen (1190-1257)'s poems, with one seal, xiang he; Yang Yisun (1813-1881), signed Haosou Yang Yisun, inscribed with two Tao Yuanming's poems, with two seals, yang, ji xiang zhi zhi shi; Xi Guangxu (1880-1918), signed Xi Guangxu, dated xinhai (1911), the tenth lunar month, with three seals, xi shi e ming, xi xu si yin, xiao dong hua an
Titleslip by Xi Guangxu, signed E'ming, with one seal, e an
Frontispiece by Liu Shiheng (1875-1926), signed Chuyuan, dated bingwu (1906), spring, the fourth lunar month, with two seals, chen heng wei liu shi, shi heng yi hai nai jiang
Inside titleslip by Wang Ti (1880-1960), signed Fu'an Wang Ti, dated dingchou (1937), the ninth lunar month, with one seal, wang ti
Tao Yuanming's portrait by Fei Yigeng (?-1870), signed Yubo Fei Yigeng, dated jisi (1869), the second lunar month, with two seals, fei yi geng yin, yu bo

With one collector's seal of Xi Guangxu, xi shi xiao dong hua an; and eight other collectors' seals, luo bi jiang min, xi huang wai shi, fang yong lou, jian pao an, ling yong du guo, wang shi ke hua xuan yin, zhang zi he shen ding, one illegible
ink on paper, handscroll
25 by 67.3 cm. 9 7/8 by 26 1/2 in.