Ink painting.  A spray of ink bamboo is rendered in powerful burshwork.  Self-inscription in the upper right reads "wan-chieh (late sections)".  The signature is to the left and reads, "Ting-chih painted this for Master Kung."  This is followed by two seals, Ku Ting-chih yin, and Yu-ne lao-jen.  In the lower right an inscription by Liu Tien-yi in semi cursive script reads:

Rained-soaked leaves blurry in the mist,
are even more remarkable in sunlight,
Who knows of his lofty integrity even in his wintry years?
The old fisherman does not understand the ink in the picture
But wants to lower his long fishing pole in some emerald gorge.

Singed: The Famous Liu Tien-yi inscribed.
2 seals: Liu Hsing-chu, Po-chuang feng-yu.

In the top center portion an inscription by Ma Chih in semi-cursive script reads:

After the ancient winds and frosts
In the clear shadow raindrops remain.
Seen in a desolate garden
It arouses the intoning of poetic verses.

This is the ink bamboo painted by Ku Tung-an in the collection of Mr. Wang Ta-shan of Liang-hsi.  Hence I inscribed this.  Ma chih of I-hsing.
1 seal: chung chin-ku

The inscription by Wang Ta in smaller semi-cursive regular script reads:

The ancient joints are firm as iron.
With mutual regard their meaning deepens.
The leaves crisscross after frost,
The heart is chilled by the year's end..

My friend Chen Kung-tu is an upright man of few words who values moral virtue and righteousness and who studied the Classic of Poetry with me.  I came to expect Kung-tu to achieve glory and win fame for his hometown.  Unexpectedly my official tenure is now up and I must return to the Capital.  Therefore respectfully I present this painting to him, with the hope that he complete his cultivation of moral virtues and secure his aspirations.  (tall and lofty) like this bamboo at year's end.

signed: Nai-hsuan chu-shih Wang Ta records this on the 15th day of the 10th lunar month in the year ping-tzu in the Hung-wu reign era (1396).
1 seal: Wang Ta-shan shih

Ku An (act. 1345 - 1374) was a native of Huai-tung.  His tzu was Ting-chih and he served in the Yuan-tung era (1333 - 1334) a the assistant magistrate of the Chuan-chou Circuit.  He excelled at calligraphy and ink bamboo, his brushwork was sinewy and powerful, evoking the feeling of wind in the bamboo tips and stalks among the clouds, captivating the spirit in unfettered ease.  In calligraphy he followed the style of Chao Meng-fu.  His vital dates are not known.