WEN JIA (STYLE OF, 1501-1583)
Ode to the Pipa Song
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
131 x 44 cm. (51 ½ x 17 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated seventh month, guihai year (1563)
Calligraphy by Wen Peng (1498-1573) on top of the painting, signed with two seals
Dated autumn, guihai year of the Jiajing period (1563)
Nine collectors’ seals, including five of Emperor Qianlong (reigned 1736-1796)
NOTE:
An almost identical painting, Ode to the Pipa Song by Wen Jia but without collectors’ seals, is in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.

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