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October 20th, 1917.
List of 30 Chinese Pictures received from K.T. Wong, 
Shanghai, China, shipped on S.S. "Ecuador."

K.T.W Nos.
Em Gr
Fine Picture.
1. One Kakemono, attributed to Tang dynasty.
Painted on silk, somewhat worn, in ink and colors.
Garden scene containing lady standing before tall flowering
shrubs and high, slim black rocks.
Lengthy inscription on different colored silk at top of picture.
Two seals in each lower corner of picture.
Signature consisting of four characters, followed by red seal,
about twelve inches from lower left corner of picture.
[[right margin]] 1500 [[//right margin]]
Height of picture, 31 1/2"; width, 20"".
Modern mount.

2. One Kakemono, attributed to Tang dynasty. Li Szu Shu copy
Returned to Mr. Wong
Late.
Painted on silk, in tints and brilliant colors.
Mountainous winter scene, with towering nearby peaks and many
large pavilions and lake in foreground. The pine trees and
mountain peaks are snow-covered.
Without signature or seals.
Height, 45 1/4"; width, 24 1/2".
Modern mount.

3. [[strikethrough]] One Kakemono, attributed to Tang.
Buy for SI 
Fine early picture.

Painted on silk, in ink.
[[note]] Excellent-but silk poor [[/note]]
Massive branch of a flowering plum tree, enters the picture
at the right central part, extends into the picture about fifteen inches,
and then branches off diagonally and runs from upper right hand 
corner to lower left hand corner, with many lateral shoots. The branch completely fills the picture.
Inscription on paper at the top of picture, in large characters.
2000 [[checkmark]]
Two inscriptions in rather large characters on picture at left
upper corner, accompanied by two seals.
Thre seals on picture in lower right corner.
Unsigned.
Height, 60 1/2"; width, 30".
Modern mount. [[/strikethrough]]

4. One Kakemono, attributed to Sung. Ma Lin
Buy for SI 
Fair.
[[strikethrough]] Painted on silk, in ink and colors.
Large snow covered branch of a flowering plum tree, extends
[[note]] Good! Many inscriptions on paintings [[/note]]
across the extreme lower portion of picture. Two mandarin ducks
rest on this branch; and at the right central portion of picture, a considerable smaller plum branch enters the composition, on which is seen two small birds.
Fourteen inscriptions, presumable poems, almost completely cover
the upper two-thirds of the picture.
Signature at lower left edge, in two characters, about five inches
1750 [[checkmark]]
below which is seen four red seals.
Height, 59 3/4"; width, 27 1/4". [[/strikethrough]]
Modern mount.

5. One Kakemono, attributed to Sung.
Buy for SI
Late.

[[strikethrough]] Painted on silk, in ink and tint.
A sage, accompanied by an attendant, sits on a mountain side, underneath
[[note]] Very fine - excellent technique [[/note]]
a massive pine tree, gazing out into space.
Late. without signature. Three modern red seals at lower right corner.
Height 67 1/2"; width, 36 1/2". Faint seal in upper right.
1500 [[checkmark]]
Modern mount. [[/strikethrough]]

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