Signed lower left Ji Qian in Chinese
With two seals of the artist
Inscriptions:
To completely detach from weary defilement is no ordinary task, grab the
rope firmly with all your might; only in the bone-biting chill of winter will
you hit upon the delightful fragrance of plum blossoms.
Pei-Hsiu, Classroom Disclosure Poetry

PROVENANCE:
Collection of Joan Stanley-Baker, Taiwan (acquired directly from the artist)
Private collection, Taipei

EXHIBITED:
Without Boundaries – Prof. Joan Stanley-Baker's Collection, Kao Yuan Art Center, Kaohsiung, March 8 – 31, 2005