Length:79cm(31.10in)Width:45.5cm(17.91in)Vertical scroll Scholar at Writing Desk, attributed to Chen Hongshou (Old Chi) of Ming Dynasty, colour-on-silk, antique mounting with patterned silk brocade, wooden roller ends. The aged silk depicts a quiet study scene: a scholar sits at a desk with stationery, a boy attendant holds vessel beside him, with grass and bamboo fence in background. Inscription on upper right reads “Painted by Hongshou (Old Chi) at Liuqiao”, plus seal-script title. A long colophon in running script by Liang Shizheng appears on upper left, with multiple poems and collector seals throughout. Figures are rendered in Chen Hongshou’s signature archaic, powerful linework. The painting depicts scholarly studio leisure, serene and elegant, with profound literati charm and great artistic and collection value

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