Bidspirit auction | Qiu Ying Chinese Four-Panel Ladies
Qiu Ying Chinese Four-Panel Ladies Scroll Painting - Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494-1552). Chinese four-panel watercolor on silk scroll painting depicting six court ladies engaged in leisurely activities, such as reading and having tea, gathered in an exterior garden scene. Signed along the lower left quadrant. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Sight; height: 32 in x width: 43 in. Framed; height: 41 1/2 in x width: 47 1/4 in x depth: 1 1/2 in. Condition: There are no visible tears, or restorations. Some light areas of toning or discoloration throughout, mainly visible in the sky. There is a small area along each panel where there is a loss in the upper right corner. Verso not inspected; not inspected out of frame. Framed under glass; light wear to the frame.