signed Qingxiang laoren Ji, with one seal of the artist, ku gua he shang ji hua fa

Martie W. Young, Asian Art: A Collector's Selection, Ithaca, NY: The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 1973, pl. 62, pp. 83, 193

- Paper bears a darkened tone due to age. - Restoration can be found.
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Artist’s inscription:
The skies are as clear as a mirror
Just before dusk the winds from the northwest
scatter all traces of rain.
Silently sitting at the prow of the boat
as it separates the billowing waves,
I wonder, have I too come
to the parting of the way?