A painting depicting court ladies in a palace garden landscape

Description:

China, Qing Dynasty
132,5 x 50,5 cm R.
Ink and colours on silk, mounted in a dark wooden frame with traditional bronze hangers. This vertical silk painting captures multiple groups of elegant court ladies engaged in daily activities within a sprawling palace garden compound. Set against multi-tiered pavilions and misty landscapes, the detailed scenes feature intimate moments such as a maid arranging a noble lady's hair upstairs, alongside attendants gathering near the lower corridors and verandas.
Old German private collection - Slight creases, minimal signs of age, slightly wear