IN THE STYLE OF QIU YING (ca. 1494 - ca. 1552)

Description:

China, ca. 18th c.
Je ca. 20,8 x 26 cm
Eight Erotic Scenes. Handscroll with eight album leaves mounted together, ink and colors on silk. Signature at the end of the scroll: „Qiu Ying“. One seal by the artist. One collector’s seal on each of the mounted leaves.
Old East German private collection, assembled prior to 2007
Fine painting with the faces of the figures modeled vividly. The style is reminiscent of the famous ladies by Qiu Ying, but the paintings are of a later date