Artist: Shen ying 沈瀛 (Song Dynasty)
Damo Painting & Calligraphy, Regular Script
Ink on paper, Ersebiao mount, Vertical axis, Wooden framed, Set behind glass
Painting (Sight): Length: 129 cm, Width: 67 cm
Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with Three seals

PROVENANCE:

Nien Cheng 念鄭 or Zheng Nian 鄭念 (January 28, 1915 - November 2, 2009) was the pen name of Yao Nien-Yuan (姚念媛). She was a Chinese author known for recounting her experiences during the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.

ARTIST BIO: Shen Ying 沈瀛 (Song Dynasty) courtesy name Zishou and nickname Zhuzhai, was a Jinshi in Shaoxing for thirty years. A native of Gui'an, Wuxing (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province). The year of birth and death is unknown. He became a Jinshi in the 30th year of Shaoxing (1160). Li Guanjiangzhou Shou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province) and Jiangdong Appeasement Department Councilor. There is a volume of "Zhuzhai Ci", a volume of "Ci of Famous Sages of the Tang and Song Dynasties" by Wuna of the Ming Dynasty, and a volume of "Cun Cong Shu".

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