Album of ten leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 26.5 x 13.3 cm (10 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
The album comprises three poems, all composed by the artist
The first poem signed: Tang Yin, with two seals of the artist: Nan Jing Jie Yuan, Tang Bo Hu;
The second poem with two seals of the artist: Tang Ju Shi, Tang Yin si Yin; and
The third poem signed: Jinchang Tang Yin, with two seals of the artist: Tang Yin Si Yin, Liu Ru Ju Shi
Dedicated to Defu
Colophons at the end of the album by each of:
Chu Deyi (1871-1942), signed, with one seal;
Li Baoxun (1859-1915), signed, with on seal;
Renjun;
Duan Fang (1861-1911), two colophons, each signed and with one seal; and
Fei Nianci (1855-1905), two colophons, each signed and with one seal
Nine collectors' seals including three of Yong Xing (1752-1823)
Note:
This album is dedicated to Defu. Tang Yin also painted the piece, Landscape in Evening Mist, for Defu, which is now housed in the Shanghai Musuem.
Two of the poems are recorded in Tang Bohu Quanji (The Complete Works of Tang Yin), Zhongguo Meishu Xueyuan Chubanshe, 2002, pp.417, 428
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