PORTRAIT OF A NOBLE LADY, BY PAN GONGSHOU (1741-1794) China. Ink, gilt, and watercolors on silk. Depicting a lady, her face and hands with porcelain-white skin, the charcoal black hair tied in a high chignon, the arms adorned with gold and green bangles, the hands with long fingernails, and dressed in a fine robe with a blue floral collar. Her right hand raised, holding leaves to adorn her hair. The figure partly covered by a banana leaf and rocks.

Inscriptions: Top right two seals 'Zhang Ju' and 'Zimian', the center right 'by Lianchao, Pan Gongshou', two seals.

Provenance: New York trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some creasing, few small losses and holes, few stains and spotting and shallow surface scratches. Laid down on paper backing.

Dimensions: Image size 90.5 x 39 cm, Size incl. mounting 109.4 x 45.2 cm

Pan Gongshou (1741-1794), also known as Lianchao, was born in Dantu, near today's Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. He was a painter, seal carver and poet, famous for his landscapes, figural motifs, and still lifes. Many of his paintings depict poetic inscriptions, and Pan is also known to have collaborated with other calligraphers such as Wang Wenzhi. His works can be found in the collection of the National Art Museum of China, among many other museums.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Poly International Auction Co. Peking, 18 October 2020, lot 3735
Estimate: CNY 60.000 or approx. EUR 9,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Portrait, Pan Gongshou
Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif. Note the larger size (115 x 49 cm).



潘恭壽(1741-1794)款《仕女簪花圖》
中國。絹本水墨設色。描繪一位仕女，姿態優雅，頭梳高髻，手帶手鐲，手上留著長指甲，穿著一件帶有藍色花領的衣服。她的右手抬起，握著一朵花簪，正打算佩戴。

款識：蓮巢潘恭壽寫；鈴印：恭，壽，張居？，子綿

來源：紐約古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，有一些摺痕，小缺損和洞，輕微污漬和斑點，以及表面淺劃痕。

尺寸：畫面90.5 x 39 厘米，總109.4 x 45.2 厘米

潘恭壽（1741-1794），字蓮巢，生於今江蘇鎮江附近的丹徒。 善人物、仕女、竹石圖，晚年喜刻印章，傳世畫跡有藏於中國美術館的《煙雲閣圖》軸等。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：北京保利拍賣，2020年10月18日，lot 3735
估價：CNY 60.000（相當於今日EUR 9,100）
描述：潘恭壽《摹河東君像》
專家評論：比較非常相近的主題。請注意尺寸較大(115 x 49 厘米)。