Wang Ai (Chinese, 1738-1821)Mountain Landscape, year of DingmaoHanging scroll, ink on silk 66-7/8 x 18-1/4 inches (169.9 x 46.4 cm) (work)100-1/2 x 28-1/2 inches (255.3 x 72.4 cm) (overall) Signed and dated, with three seals of the artistTHE CHENN FAMILY COLLECTION OF CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHYPROVENANCE: Chen Guoxiang (1879-1919); Chen Guan (1895-1990) and Zheng Ying (1898-1990), by descent from the above; Chenn Family, by descent from the above. The calligraphy narrates the life of the artist Wang Ai from his 20s through his 70s, as he reflects in his old age.