Need help translating title / calligraphy on Nanga painting
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擬張瑞図法 In the style of Zhang Ruitu
乙巳孟冬 章甫嘉言 Kinotomi (Year) Winter. Shōho Kagen
Zhang Ruitu (張瑞図) was a Chinese landscape painter.
"Kinotomi" is a year in the 60-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Given the time when Kagen lived, it would presumably be 1785 (but could be 1845, 1905, 1965).
乙巳孟冬 章甫嘉言 Kinotomi (Year) Winter. Shōho Kagen
Zhang Ruitu (張瑞図) was a Chinese landscape painter.
"Kinotomi" is a year in the 60-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Given the time when Kagen lived, it would presumably be 1785 (but could be 1845, 1905, 1965).
