Fan leaf, ink and colour on gold paper
16.4 x 51 cm. (6 1/3 x 20 1/8 in.)
Signed: Duling Neishi Qiushi, with one seal of the artist: Du Ling Nei Shi
Dated day of the winter solstice, bingyin year of the Tianqi era (1626)
Inscription on the painting by Du Dazhou (16th-17th century), dated twelve month, bingyin year of the Tianqi era, signed with one seal One collector's seal: Gai Zhai
Note:
1. Qiu Zhu was the daughter of Qiu Ying, and an very able painter herself. For brief biography, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.20
2. For brief biography of Du Dashou, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, ibid., p.335
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