In the Style of Wang Duo (1592-1652), Scholar’s Studio Beneath a Cliff, China, ca. 17th ct., Hanging scroll, 124,5 x 57,8 cm, ink and light colors on silkSignature: “Painted by Wang Duo from Mengjin.” Two seals of the artist: “Seal of Wang Duo” (Wang Duo zhi yin), “Juesi”. Not genuine. Three collector’s seals: “Hengyun shanren zhencang” etc. - Wang Duo, style name Juesi, was president of the Board of Rites and a well known calligrapher and landscape painter. His landscapes follow the monumental style of the masters of the Northern Song period. This painting with an almost vertical steep cliff and done mostly in ink washes is characteristic for his style - Property from an old North German private collection, assembled in Shanghai in the 1920s - Minor wear, fold