Scroll Painting [Ch176]
Qing Dynasty, bearing the Chinese date equivalent to early April 1654 and the signature of Wen Long
Hanging scroll, ink on silk (W. 33 cm, L. 42 cm)
Four pink-legged ducks among reeds and bulrushes at the edge of water, with two further ducks about to settle.
Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), pp. 154-155
Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from H. Longden, 22 January 1959 (£26)
Location: Not on display