DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)

DONG QICHANG (1555-1636) "Rhyme-Prose on the Celestial Horse" in Running Script Handscroll, ink on gold paper 30 x 523 cm. (11¾ x 206 in.) Inscribed with the "Rhyme-Prose on the Celestial Horse" originally composed by Mi Fu (1051-1107) Signed and dedicated to Lu Shi Dated the sixth month of dingmao year (1627) Three colophons, one each by Sun Chengze (1592-1676), Dong Wenji (17th century) and Mi Hanwen (active 1661-1692) Six collectors' seals including five of Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) and one of Prince Cheng (1752-1823) Frontispiece attached with a turquoise green wax paper with painted gold dragon and clouds of the Qianlong era Inner label by Emperor Qianlong Label by Sun Chengze (1592-1676)