signed DAQIAN JUSHI YUAN, dated the sixty-ninth year of the Republic of China, 1980, summer, and inscribed. Later inscribed again, signed YUAN, and with a total of five seals of the artist

Very light cracks could be found at the upper right section of the painting, where the ink and colours are particularly thick. Near the middle right border is a hidden seal marked 'Da Feng Tang' which was on the paper deliberately made by the artist which is not a condition problem. Otherwise, generally in good condition.
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