Tian Shiguang (1916-1999) Bamboo, Birds, and Rock Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed Tian Shiguang with two artist's seals. 40 x 15 3/4in (101.6 x 40cm) Provenance 容祖椿 山海經四靈獸 設色紙本 立軸四幅 （一）皷 款識：皷。狀如龍身而人面，出鍾山欽[丕鳥]及皷是殺祀江帝乃戮之崐崙之東。三子皆化矯翼亦同。甲辰花朝節撫令夕菴本，餐霞山人容祖椿画。 鈐印：仲生書画、容祖椿印 （二）靈羊 款識：靈羊。似羊而大細角有圓[ ]文出诼光山。有獸靈羊，産自诼光，上餐松柏下伏[ ]橿，懸角叺宿維患是防。仲生撫令夕菴本。 鈐印：仲生書画、容祖椿印 （三）瞿如 款識：瞿如。白首而三足出過禱山過禱之隈，有鳥如鵁，白首三脚厥鳴自號。無競居士製。 鈐印：仲生書画、容祖椿印 （四）天馬 款識：天馬。狀如白犬而黑頭，見人則飛出。馬成山龍，慿雲遊騰蛇假霧。未如天馬，自然凌翥有理，懸運天機潛御。仲生容祖椿畫並誌。 鈐印：仲生書画、容祖椿印 Note: Heavenly beasts based on the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' （ Shanhaijing） are a rare subject for Rong Zuchun, a Lingnan School painter who studied bird-and-flower painting with Ju Lian (1828-1904). While Rong likely had access to late Ming and Qing dynasty woodblock-printed images of Shanhaijing creatures, he applied his teacher Ju Lian's wet ink and wet color methods to create these lively depictions of the fantastic animals.