LOT 460 ZHOU RU, FLOWERS AND BIRDS OF THE FOUR SEASONS, China, possibly dated 1849. Set of eight hanging scrolls, each 167 x 40,8 cm, ink and colors on silk, on the eighth scroll signature by the artist: "Painted in the jiyou year (probably 1849) in the Yangxia Study, the old man of seventy four from Gu Han, Zhou Ru." Two seals of the artist: "Seal of Zhou Ru" (Zhou Ru zhi yin) etc. - Property from an old German diplomate collection, bought in China between 1915 and 1917 - All kinds of flowers, blossoming trees and lucky birds are painted in gongbi technique in bright colors in this magnificent set of decorative hanging scrolls. Peach blossoms, magnolia and peonies for spring and summer, dry lotus, red leafs and bamboo for autumn and winter and many more. Ducks, white herons, phoenixes and a lot of other birds populate the paintings. Some birds are even painted with gold pigment to increase the beauty - Traces of age
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