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Although this volume is undated, the two self-used seals of Shouping and Zhengshu are exceedingly rare. In today’s museum collections of paintings and calligraphy, only two cases fully match the seals of this group, both dating to around age 35. One is Ji Li Chu, collected by the Shanghai Museum in 1666 (age 34), and included in “Chinese Painters and Their Seals.”
Examining the stylistic features of this book, it closely resembles the 1667 work “Imitations of Song, Yuan, and Jing Styles” (age 35) held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the 1668 work “Imitated Ancient Landscape Scroll” (age 36) held by the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Particularly, the 1668 “Copy of Ancient Landscape Scroll,” with its identical meticulous brushwork as seen in this auction lot, clearly reveals an even more refined and relaxed style infused into the minimalist structures of late Ming painting. Thus, the date of creation of this volume can be estimated.
In 1668 (age 36), “Copy of Ancient Landscape” (five-twelfths section) was painted; now held by the National Palace Museum, Taipei. This volume most closely matches the style of this group. Comparing the 1667 “Metropolitan Album” with earlier works on the right page, the meticulous brushwork is unmistakably evident, infusing the structural forms of late Ming painting with a more delicate and fluid style.
In 1667 (age 35), “Imitations of Song and Yuan Landscape Scrolls” (three out of ten scrolls) are held by the Metropolitan Museum of Natural History in New York. Compared with this group, the brushwork here is relatively simpler, preserving more characteristics of the late Ming period. Reeds beside water, misty mountains after rain, and Zhenwu rock formations may all be treated within this stylistic framework.