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68. z h A n g l i n g (A C t i v e 18 t h C e n t u ry)
e n j o y i n g A n t i q u i t i e s
Inscribed and dated 13th year of Qianlong (1749)
Signed and with three seals
Ink and color on silk
46 /8 × 42½ inches (119 × 108 cm)
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The inscription may be read as:
乾隆十三年 歲次戊辰 冬十二月望前五日 石樵山人張翎寫於古桂堂
which may be translated as:
“Thirteenth year of Qianlong reign, wu chen year [in the cycle] winter, twelfth lunar month, five days
before the full moon [10th day of the month – corresponding to January 28, 1749], Shiqiao Shanren
Zhang Ling painted in Gu Gui Tang.”
Seals: round, relief Shi Qiao (石樵)
square, relief Zhang Ling (張翎)
square, intaglio Peng Nian (鵬年)
張翎 乾隆十三年款 賞古圖 絹本設色 119 × 108 厘米