The Chinese Scholar Mi Fu (1051-1107) Paying Homage to a Fantastic Rock

The fourth of a set of six thread-bound books; ink, color, gold and silver on paper

First of two albums, each containing twenty-seven paired paintings & calligraphic excerpts, this one mounted with a later frontispiece at the beginning

painting: ink and color on silk; calligraphy: ink on paper

Ink on paper

Thread-bound painted books (three); ink, color and gold on paper

Handscroll; ink on paper

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Set of ten thread-bound books; ink and color on decorated paper with designs in gold

Handscroll; gold and silver pigments on dark blue paper

Handscroll; gold on dark blue paper with silver guide lines

Handscroll; gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed paper

Set of ten thread-bound books; ink and color on decorated paper with designs in gold