(1) signed Moqin, with two seals of the artist, mo qin, xie yun xuan
(2) signed Moqin, with two seals of the artist, zhen xiu, chang zhou nü shi
(3) signed Moqin, with two seals of the artist, zhen xiu, xie yun xuan
(4) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, cao e, zhen xiu
(5) signed Moqin Nüshi, with two seals of the artist, zhen xiu zhi zhang, mo qin
(6) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, xie yun xuan, gui tai yuan
(7) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, cao e, zhen xiu
(8) signed Moqin Nüshi, with two seals of the artist, cao zhen xiu, mo qin
(9) signed Moqin Nüshi, with two seals of the artist, xie yun xuan, xiu lian qing ke
(10) signed Moqin, with two seals of the artist, mo qin, hong ke yü qing
(11) signed Moqin Nüshi, with two seals of the artist, mo qin, cao e
(12) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, mo qin, chu xue wei fu ren
(13) signed Moqin Nüshi, with two seals of the artist, mo qin, zhen xiu
(14) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, chu xue wei fu ren, gui tai yuan
(15) signed Zhenxiu, with two seals of the artist, tai yuan, zhen xiu yin
(16) signed Moqin Nüshi Cao Zhenxiu, dated jiwei (1799), the fourth year of the Jiaqing reign, with three seals of the artist, mo qin, zhen zhu mi zi fu rong pian

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2. Hidden Meanings of Love and Death in Chinese Painting: Selection from the Marilyn and Roy Papp Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, April 27-September 2, 2013
3. Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Paintings from the Papp Collection, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, June 22-October 7, 2007

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- Overall in a good condition except paper bears darkened tone.
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