signed Xiucheng, dated xinchou, (1541), sixth lunar month, and with two seals of the artist, wen jia zhi yin, wen shi xiu cheng. With an attached colophon by the artist, signed Maoyuan Wen Jia, dated xinchou of the Jiajing reign (1541), sixth lunar month. Colophon on the mounting border by Wang Duo (1592-1652), with one seal of the calligrapher, wang duo zhi yin. Four collectors' seals.

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings from the Yuzhai (Jade Studio) Collection, Decem🌳ber 5, 1985, lot 5

-Overall in good condition except the paper bears a light tanning tone
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Colophon by Wang Duo:
Sparce and thin, mature and elegant, with a unique style, like a Daoist in the ancient mountains floating in the air above the dusty world. Virtuously collected by Benqing, my elder by two years. Wang Duo, whose courtesy name is Juezhi.