Attributed to Zhao Boju, Emperor Ming's journey to Shu. Photo: Sotheby's.

signed Boju, with one seal of the artist, qian li. Spurious colophons by Yu Ji (1272-1348), signed Shuren Yu Ji, with one seal, yu ji; and Wu Kuan (1435-1504), signedWu Kuan, dated gengzi (1480) of the Chenghua reign, the tenth lunar month, with one seal, yuan fu. Colophons by Dong Qichang (1555-1636), signedDong Qichang, with two seals, tai shi shi, dong qi chang yin; and Chen Jiru (1558-1639), signed Meigong Chen Jiru, with two seals mei gong, yi fu ru. With six other collectors' seals, nei fu shu yin, yang shi jia cang (3),wang qing xia tang, yao gong shou yin, zhong bin (2), da xue shi yin (3), and other four (illegible); ink on silk, handscroll; 46.4 by 118.1 cm. 18 1/4  by 46 1/2  in. Estimation 15,000 -- 25,000 USD

Litterature: This Single Feather of Auspicious Light: Old Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Vol. 1, London: Sydney L. Moss. Ltd., 2010, #13

Sotheby's. Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy. New York | 19 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com