A painting depicting a fisherman under spring willows

Description:

China, inscription dated 1908
103 x 38 cm (114,5 x 50 cm R.)
Ink and light colours on paper, framed under glass. The composition depicts an elderly fisherman with a woven basket on his back, leaning forward by the riverbank beneath an old willow tree while holding a fishing rod in the water. The brushwork follows the tradition of the late Qing Dynasty (Zhe School). In the upper lieft corner, inscribed with the cyclical date wushen (1908), signed: Hexi Qiaozi Yutang tu, a seal: Hexi Qiao Yutang shi.
From a private collection in East Germany - An old auction label reading "Schloss Ahlden 128" and ‘2480’ attached to the lower edge of the glass - Slight wear, minor age spots