IN THE STYLE OF ZHANG SHIBAO (1805-1878)

Description:

China, Qing dynasty
70 x 36 cm, R.
'San Suan Tu' - Three Acid Figure. Ink and colors on silk, framed and glazed. Depicting a novel scene from the Song and Yuan periods: The monk Foyin with the poet Su Dongpo and the calligrapher Huang Luzhi (Huang Tingjian) are standing at a large pot and trying the freshly made 'peach blossom' vinegar. Titled, inscreibed to the depiction, signed: "Juru Zhang Shibao", three seals: "Juru", "Zhang Shibao" etc.
Old European private collection, collected in the family before 1990 - Signs of age, partly wear, small damages, foxing
Zhang Shibao, courtesy name Juru, from Ye County, Shangdong Province was a well-known painter and scholar of the late Qing Dynasty