Two paintings depicting spring and summer court scenes

Description:

China, late Qing Dynasty/Republic period
Je 120 x 30,5 cm R.
Ink and colours on silk, each mounted in a dark wooden frame with traditional bronze hangers. This pair of vertical silk paintings depicts continuous scenes of elegant palace ladies and their attendants within a seasonal garden, originally forming part of a larger "Four Seasons" series. The left panel captures the essence of spring with a blossoming plum tree outside a pavilion, while the right panel represents summer, dominated by a large weeping willow near a garden entrance where court figures interact.
Old German private collection - Signs of age, minimal wear