In the Style of Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552), Ladies' Orchestra in a Pavilion under a Pine, China, 16th/17th ct., framed under glass, 143 x 46,5 cm, ink and colors on silkSignature: "Painted by Shifu Qiu Ying". One seal of the artist: "Shizhou". The life of court ladies in the palace was a major theme in the work of Qiu Ying. He painted their different pastimes in a graceful and vivid manner. The beautiful palace building in fine jiehua line drawing technique and the majestic pine in the literati style are characteristic for his painting in the sixteenth century. Fine work but probably executed a little bit later - Formerly property from an old European private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - Wear, minor restorations