Lot 357: QIAN GU (1508-CIRCA 1578)

READING UNDER A PINE TREE

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
177.3 x 54.3 cm. (69 7/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
Signed: Qian Gu
Dated gengwu year of the Qianlong era (1570)
Two seals of the artist: Shu Bao, Qian Shi Shu Bao
Two collectors' seals:
Song Luo (1634-1713): Shang Qiu Song Luo Sheng Ding Zhen Ji;
Dong Wu Wang Lian Jing Cang Shu Hua Ji

from the Longfeng Collection, Japan

(US$10,300-12,900)