WITH SIGNATURES OF LI GONGLIN (1049-1106) AND ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322)

WITH SIGNATURES OF LI GONGLIN (1049-1106) AND ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322)
Laozi Expounding the Daodejing
Handscroll, ink on silk
Painting measures 10 x 29 1/8 in. (26.5 x 74 cm.)
Calligraphy measures 10 x 83 in. (26.5 x 211 cm.)
Inscribed with the signature of Li Gonglin, with one illegible seal
Further inscribed, with one seal
Dated fifth month, fourth year of the Yuanfeng reign (1081)
Colophon with the signature of Zhao Mengfu, with three seals
Three collector’s seals
Two illegible seals