Tung Ch'i-ch'ang:
Discussing Connoisseurship at Feng-ching
Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (1555-1636) was a native of Hua-t'ing, near Shanghai. His style name was Hsuan-tsai, and his sobriquets were Ssu-pai and Hsiang-kuang. He was a celebrated calligrapher from an early age, and his semi-cursive script was designated as the preeminent in the Ming dynasty. He was also a gifted painter, talented in landscapes in the Sung and Yuan styles. He gave immeasurable influence to the artistic circles of the Ming dynasty as the leader of the Nan-tsung-hua (Southern School of Painting). This work, painted when he was forty-eight, is a masterpiece with overflowing sensitivity.

P18 Tung Ch'i-ch'ang: Discussing Connoisseurship at Feng-ching Ming dynasty hanging scroll/ink on paper artwork : 80.0 x 29.8cm hanging scroll : 200.0 x 48.0cm 42,000yen