ANONYMOUS (MID-QING DYNASTY) PORTRAIT OF AN IMPERIAL CONCUBINE OF THE YONGZHENG EMPEROR A very finely executed painting in ink and colour on silk of beautifully balanced composition, depicting an Imperial concubine, dressed in flowing wide-sleeved delicate robes with elegant coiffure, seated at an open window of the Inner Court, one arm lightly placed on a mother-of-pearl inlaid table, whilst holding a gold embroidered silk 43½ x 23½ in. (110.5 x 59.7cm.) Inscribed with an anonymous commentary on the reverse upper scroll handle: "Outsiders rarely look down upon the outstanding beauty of this Imperial portrait of a beautiful woman. After the Qing Dynasty, the fineness of this piece has not beeen surpassed by others offered to the court, and has been passed on within the court for generations; Scrolls with beautiful women in academic style have been in fashion [already] 800 years before the Song dynasty. After Qiu Ying, even more brilliant paintings were executed" An additional inscription above, in place of the titleslip reads: "A painting of a beautiful woman of the Inner Court, executed by the academic school of painting", and "Purchased in the seventh month of 1962 in North Liulichang"
ANONYMOUS (MID-QING DYNASTY) PORTRAIT OF AN IMPERIAL CONCUBINE OF THE YONGZHENG EMPEROR A very finely executed painting in ink and colour on silk of beautifully balanced composition, depicting an Imperial concubine, dressed in flowing wide-sleeved delicate robes with elegant coiffure, seated at an open window of the Inner Court, one arm lightly placed on a mother-of-pearl inlaid table, whilst holding a gold embroidered silk 43½ x 23½ in. (110.5 x 59.7cm.) Inscribed with an anonymous commentary on the reverse upper scroll handle: "Outsiders rarely look down upon the outstanding beauty of this Imperial portrait of a beautiful woman. After the Qing Dynasty, the fineness of this piece has not beeen surpassed by others offered to the court, and has been passed on within the court for generations; Scrolls with beautiful women in academic style have been in fashion [already] 800 years before the Song dynasty. After Qiu Ying, even more brilliant paintings were executed" An additional inscription above, in place of the titleslip reads: "A painting of a beautiful woman of the Inner Court, executed by the academic school of painting", and "Purchased in the seventh month of 1962 in North Liulichang"
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