Inscription
Artist's titles, signatures, and 21 seals:
A. Scholars in a Garden. Hongshou painted for old Chung. [seal] Chang-hou.
B. Laozi Riding an Ox. Hongshou respectfully painted. [seal] Ch'en yin Hongshou.
C. Narcissus and Bare Trees. The Taoist Chung-ch'ing entrusted Lao-lien to paint [this]. [seal] Chang-hou.
D. Autumn Landscape. Lao-lien painted this for Lao-ts'ang. [seal] Chang-hou.
E. Portrait of Tao Yuanming. Lao-lien [seal] Hongshou.
F. Lotus and Rocks. Hung-shou painted after the style of Ts'ui Po and presented it to the Buddhist disciple Lin Chung-ch'ing. [seal] Chang-hou.
G. Daoist and Crane in Autumn Landscape. The old man Fu-ch'ih painted for the Daoist Chung-ch'ing. [seal] Chang-hou.
H. Portrait of Chung-ch'ing in a Landscape. Lao-lien painted for Chung-ch'ing. [2 seals] Chang-hou; Ch'en yin Hung-shou.
I. Chrysanthemum and Rock. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou.
J. Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan. Lao-lien [seal] Chang-hou.
L. Mr. Five Willows (Wu-liu), Tao Yuanming. Mr. Five Willows Chung-ch'ing entrusted Hongshou to paint [this]. [seal] Chang-hou.
M. A Lohan [after Kuan-hsui]. Buddhist disciple Chen Hongshou respectfully painted. [2 seals] Chun-t'i ti-tzu; Chang-hou.
N. A Bird and Peach-Blossom Branch. Hui-lun-shang painted after Tao-chun [Emperor Huizong] and presented it to Ts'ang-fu chu-chih. [seal] Chen yin Hongshou.
O. Travellers in an Autumn Landscape. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou.
P. A Lady. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou .
Q. Chrysanthemum. Hongshou painted in imitation of the Northern Song style for Daoist friend, Ts'ang-fu. [seal] Chang-hou.
R. Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall. Chung-ch'ing entrusted Hongshou to paint. [seal] Chang-hou.
S. Scholar with Staff and Brush. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou.
T. An Ancient Tree. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou.
U. Rock, Old Tree, and Bamboo. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou.