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Lot Description

Attributed to Mei Lanfang

(Chinese, 1894-1961)

Sixteen Buddhist Mudras
ink and color on paper, sixteen album leaves
signed and inscripted, with one artist seal, Mei Lanfang yin, together with a preface by Zhang Daqian, and six seals.
梅蘭芳（款）
（近代，1894-1961）
佛手法器圖
紙本設色，冊頁十六開
款識：頂上化佛手、如意手、寶瓶手、數珠手、金剛輪手、骷髏寳杖手、白蓮花手、寳螺手、紅蓮花手、蒲桃手、寶雲手、寳篋手、寳叉手、寳弓手、化宮殿手、寳缽手。佛弟子梅蘭芳敬繪。
鈐印：梅蘭芳印
前跋：壽眾無量，心法妙香。梅蘭芳先生製佛手法器圖真佛緣耳。大千居士張爰題。
后跋：稽首三界尊，皈依十方佛。我今發宏願，持此《金剛經》。上報四重恩，下濟三途苦。若有見聞者，悉發菩提心。盡此一報身，同生極樂國。發願文，弟子張大千敬題于未。
鈐印：大千居士（2）、张爰印、張爰私印、大風堂

Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 in., 24 x 15.5 cm.

Condition Report

Each leave in overall good stable condition, free of tears, though with spotting. Stabilized in the mount, corners slightly bumped. Paper label with some spotting. The binding in good condition.

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