Scroll Painting [Ch178]
Qing Dynasty, with the cyclical date for 1725 or 1785 and the signatures of Zusheng and Xubang
Hanging scroll, ink on paper (W. 61 cm, L. 134 cm)
Painted in ink and light colours with bamboo and birds in the snow, the inscription refers to winter.
Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), pp. 158-159
Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from H. Longden, 28 November 1959 (£40); formerly in the del Drago Collection, sold Christie’s, London, 16 December 1958, lot 81
Location: Not on display