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Inscription on the mounting,
張大千仿莫高窟唐人畫供養
Zhang Daqian`s copy of Tang Painter`s picture in Magao
Grottoes - Offering
Last line of colophon,
倣莫高窟唐人筆作香供養天女
Copy of the Heavenly Maiden Making Incense Offering Painted by Tang painter
張大千爰　-　Zhang Daqian Yuan
張爰之印　-　Seal of Zhang Yuan
大千　-　Daqian

A copy of Zhang Daqian`s copy.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you very much

Oops something went wrong,
At the end of colophon the signature reads correctly;
大千居士　-　Daqian-jushi - Daqian the Retired Scholar

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I.Nagy,
Thank you so I have a copy of a copy. If it had been Zang Daqian's original copy I would of been rich. Is there any clue as to who made the copy of the copy? Are the seals false? Is the longer calligraphy a poem ? As it is in cursive script must be hard to read.
Thanks again
Regards
Michael

Dear Michael,
Sorry for the sloppy language. I wanted to say a reprint from the original copy. In 1949 the Rong Baozhai Publishing Company (Peking) reprinted the "Heavenly Maiden Making Incense Offering Painted by Tang Painter". The reprint was so successfull that it was difficult for the artist to identify which one was the original.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I Nagy,
Thank you.
Michael

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