"Flowers", late Qing dynasty/20th century.
A Chinese painting on silk. With seven seals in red and calligraphy. Measure motif 38x56 cm. Measure with frame 62x129 cm.
Wear.
Purchased by the current owner's father (a sea captain at Broström Shiping) in the early 1960's, thence by descent.
Qian Weicheng was one of the foremost Orthodox School landscapists and flower painters of the 18th century. Enjoying a brilliant official career, Qian rose to the rank of vice-president of the Board of Works. At the same time, the Qianlong Emperor considered him to be one of the outstanding painters of the age. In over twenty years' service at court, Qian Weicheng produced more than 275 paintings for the emperor. Even after Qian's death in 1772, the emperor continued, as on this album, to add appreciative inscriptions.