signed ZHOUZHIMIAN, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist ten collection seals of Qianlong Emperor dated Novenmber，Gengwu year ink and color on silk, hanging scroll 75*33cm Zhou Zhimian, courtesy name as Fuqin, sobriquet as Shaogu, is a noted Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province.He excelled at bird-and-flower painting, especially domestic birds. He observed the birds flying and eating, and painted them in a pure and terse taste.