signed YUAN, dated ji hai, 1959, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist

Le Salon National de Paris, France, Oeuvres Recentes de Tchang Ta-Ts'ien, 1960

ILLUSTRATED
Tchang Ta Ts'ien, Un Grand Peintre de la Chine Contemporaine (edited by Chou Ling, Editions Euro, Paris), 1960, pl. 4
The Paintings and Calligraphy of Chang Dai-Chien, vol. 3, National Museum of History, Taipei, February 1982, pl. 86
Research on Zhang Daqian's Paintings, written by Ba Dong, Fine Arts Research Institute, National Taiwan Normal University, May 1987, p. 159
Paintings and Calligraphy Works of Zhang Daqian, vol. 1, People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991, pl. 54
Zhang Daqian's Cloud and Mountain in Splashed Ink, Hsiung Shih Publishing House, Taipei, Ocotober 1992, pp. 128-129
The International Conference on the Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting of Chang Dai-chien and P'u Hsin Yu, National Palace Museum, May 1994, pp. 160-161
The Art of Chang Dai-chien, by Ba Tong, National Museum of History, Taipe🙈i, 1996, pl♊. 124

- In good condition. - Illustrated colours are slightly more intense than that of the actual piece, especially on the inscription area. - Nicely framed against silk matt.
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