signed QINGXIANG XIAOCHENGKE SHITAO, dated geng shen, 1680, early summer, inscribed. Inscribed later, signed DADIZI, dated bing xu, 1706, autumn, with a total of three seals of the artist, and twelve collectors' seals of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Zhexianguan. Titleslip by Zhang Daqian

Previously in the collection of Zhang Daqian's Dafengtang and Zhexianguan successively

Seoul, National Museum of Korea, Classical Chinese Paintings Exhibition, 16 to 26 November, 1977
Taipei, National Museum of History, Selected Fine Classical Chinese Paintings Exhibition, 1978
Taipei, National Museum of History, Paintings of the Four Monks of the Late Ming Dynasty, 1978

ILLUSTRATED
Selected Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, National Museum of History, Taipei, October, 1977, pl. 23
Paintings of the Four Monks of the Late Ming Dynasty, National Museum of History, Taipei, February 1978, pl. 52
The Chronicle of Shi Tao's Life, compiled by Zhang Daqian, Hong Kong, January 1978
 

- In fair condition. - Due to age, paper colour bears a dim tone, as shown in the illustration. - Restorations are found throughout the composition, yet, nicely framed against silk matt, the painting is in stable condition.
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