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Lot Description

Eight Loose Album Leaves of Chinese Historical Figures

18TH-19TH CENTURY

ink and color on silk, mounted on cards
(1) Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846)

(2) Han Yu (786-824)
signed attributed to Yan Liben (601-673)

(3) Anonymous

(4) Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549)

(5) Fan Kuai (242-189 BC)

(6) Anonymous

(7) Emperor Wen of Sui (541-604)
signed attributed to Qian Xie (1034-1097)

(8) Attributed to Gou Longshuang (Northern Song Dynasty)
with an annotation attributed to Yao Gongshou (1423-1495)

絹本設色歷代人物像冊頁（八開）
（1）唐武宗（李瀍）

（2）韓昌黎
款識：閻立本敬繪

（3）佚名

（4）梁高祖（502-549）
款識：梁高祖。萬學龍躍天機所到。宣和市。

（5）樊噲

（6）佚名

（7）隋文帝（541-604）
款識：元佑九年甲戊四月，會稽公穆父題。

（8）勾龍爽造補古聖賢像圖
題跋：唐閻立本有凌烟閣功臣圖，宋勾龍爽寫古聖賢像皆稀世之珍，今觀是冊古像用摹結構設色于焦墨痕中，勾龍爽所作不能到，定為真跡無疑，乃人閒希有墨寶也，拜觀固跋。雲東逸史姚公綬。
鈐印：公綬，鋻藏印三，漫漶不清

Average image: 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 in., 24 x 21 cm.

Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Madison, Wisconsin and Naples, Florida

Condition Report

Each showing creasing and loss to silk. One example with wormhole to the edge. Each having varying degrees of old restorations and inpainting, Please refer to additional photos, available upon request.

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