Chinese scroll painting attributed to Qian Weicheng (1720-1772). Ink and color on silk, inscribed and signed by the artist with one seal.
Painting size: 30 x 18 inches (76 x 46 cm).

Qian Weicheng was a high official who served in the Board of Works and Board of Punishments. As a noted calligrapher and landscape painter he produced works for the Emperor Qianlong. (Tsang, Ka Bo. Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection, 2008, p.27)

中國書畫，錢維城(1720-1772)（傳），立軸，設色絹本，有藝術家題識、落款和一印章、 尺寸：30 x 18英寸 (76 cm x 46cm)。 錢維城乃清朝官吏、畫家，乾隆十年狀元，官至刑部侍郎。錢維城初學蘇軾書法，後學山水，經董邦達指導，遂成名手。曾隨乾隆帝在木蘭圍場狩獵，維城繪圖刻石紀此事，深得乾隆激賞。在乾隆的收藏目錄《石渠寶芨》中，收錄的錢維城作品有１６０多幅，由此可見乾隆皇帝對錢維城作品的賞識程度。 著錄： 《妙筆傳芳--麥德格藝術收藏中國繪畫精品展》, Tsang, Ka Bo編著，2008年出版，？？？出版社，第20頁。