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I hope someone can help me with this incredibly long painted scroll. A translation of the text would be great. I can add additional images if needed. It is just quite difficult to show the whole painting due to the length.

Pic.3,
宋張擇端畫清明上河圖神品
歳在戊辰年之春題
"Along the River During the Qingmin Festival" Painted by Zhang Zeduan of Song - Master Piece
Inscription In the Spring of the Year of Earth-Dragon (1988) by
Illegible seal of the artist.
Gourd shaped seal,
神品　-　Master Piece

Pic.2,
A short explanation about Zhang Zeduan and the historical background of the picture.
Oval seal,
墨翁斎　-　Mowengzhai - Pseudonym
Second,leisure seal is not clear enough to read,

The original version of this scroll by Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145) is kept in the Beijing Palace Museum. During the centuries over fourty known copies and interpretations have been made from the original. This one is a repro of a modern (...1928,1985) interpretation.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you so much for the very detailed information Nagie. You must have come across so many versions of this scroll in the past. I was given several old painted scrolls recently, none of which I have been able to find out much about. I'm going to post them in a moment. Thank you again for your help.

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