SHEN; JI
China.
Peonies in porcelain cachepot.

Qing period. About 1890. Vibrant colours on lightly browned silk. Hanging scroll. 168 x 82;4 cm.
Arrangement of three blooming trees; namely large-flowered blue and white peonies in front of a white and rose; a blooming and budding hibiscus and a white plum tree. The three trees are standing in a large; rectangular porcelain cachepot; decorated with butterflies in the typical Guangxu style (1875-1908). This and the vase are dateing the painting to the period around 1890. Sign.: Shen Ji gong (respectfully) hua (painted) & seal gong hua. Condition A/B. Some creases; light stains; otherwise general good condition.

Provenance:
- Private collection; acquired in China in 1991.

The painter Shen Ji was active for the so-called Ruyi Guan-Atelier; which worked for the imperial court. He comes from the Shen family from which several members; among others the famous Shen Zhenlin worked for this atelier; which presumably existed from 1840 to 1911. The exact biographical data of the artist who; like most of his colleagues did not have success as an individual artist; could not yet be detected.Art trade; Van Ham.