Wang Chengxun, Pair of Cranes with Pine Tree and Flowers, China, late Qing dynasty. Framed under glass, 79 x 45,2 cm, ink and colors on silk. Inscription and signature by the artist: "For Mister Shi Defu, painted by Wang Chengxun in Shanghai." One seal of the artist: "Chengxun" - Property from an old German private collection, since around 1890 in the posession of the family of the present owner -