Wen Zhengming 1470-1559

THE RED CLIFF, WITH CALLIGRAPHY OF "ODE TO THE RED CLIFF" IN RUNNING SCRIPT

(painting) with three seals of the artist, ting yun, wen zheng ming yin, heng shan
(calligraphy) signed Zhengming, dated bingchen of the Jiajing reign, the mid-autumn day (September 18, 1556), inscribed "Japanese pirate invaders were driven off, written in Tingyun Guan (Pavilion of Lingering Clouds)", with three seals of the artist, ting yun, wen zheng ming yin, heng shan

Colophons by Kong Guangtao (1832-1890), signed Kong Guangtao, dated gengshen of the Xianfeng reign, the tenth day of the fourth lunar month (May 30, 1860), with one seal, guang tao; Wan-go Weng (B. 1918), signed Weng Wange, dated xinhai, the mid-autumn day (October 3, 1971), with a dedication to Mr. and Mrs. Darion, with one seal, weng wan ge
Titleslip by Li Yanshan (1898-1961), signed Li Yanshan, with a dedication to Huang Wengen (20th Century), with two seals, li, yan shan
Fontispiece by Zhong Han, with three seals, mo lang, long shan zhong han hao ji an zhi zhang, liu yi ju shi

With one collector's seal of Mr. and Mrs. Darion, dai li an cang
with one collector's of Wang Guxiang (1501-1568), jian bai shi; three collector's seals of Xiang Yuanbian (1525-1590), mo lin shan ren, zi jing fu yin, xiang shu zi; one collector's seal of Fang Guancheng (1698-1768), yi tian; two collector's seals of Zhang Jing (Active Early 19th Century), zhang jing zhi yin, geng bai suo cang; ten collector's seals of Kong Guangtao, kong, shao tang jian ding (2), yue xue lou, nan hai kong shi shi jia bao wan (2), zhi sheng qi shi shi sun kong guang tao yin, kong shi yue xue lou shou cang shu hua yin, kong (seam riding seal), kong shi jian ding, shao tang han mo, yue xue lou jian cang jin shi shu hua tu ji zhi zhang; one collector's seal of He Kunyu (1828-1896), hou chang fu xin shang; two collector's seals of Huang Wengen (20th Century), huang shi huai xuan tang cang, wu huai shi zhi min; one collector's seal of Wan-go Weng, weng wan ge jian shang (2); and one mounter's seal of Deng Zhuo, deng zhuo zhuang chi
ink and color on paper, ink on paper, handscroll
(painting) 30.6 by 150.4 cm. 12 by 59 1/8 in.
(calligraphy) 30.6 by 435.1 cm. 12 by 171 3/8 in.