Second Ode to the Red Cliff

WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559) Second Ode to the Red Cliff Handscroll, ink on paper 47.2 x 765 cm. (18 5/8 x 301 1/8 in.) Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist Dated seventh month, yimao year (1555) Nine collector’s seals: five of Shao Tingjie (17th-18th Century), two of Lin Zhongzheng (1851-1906) and two of Ando Einosuke (20th Century) Accompanied by a wooden box with inscriptions of Nomura Motosuke (1842-1927) and Ando Einosuke; and a silk wrap with inscriptions of Nomura Motosuke on the lining