CHINESE SCHOOL, SIGNATURE OF SHEN SHI 沈仕 (1488-1565) The immortal Lan Caihe in a cloudy sky upturning a basket of flowers Ink and colours on silk Inscribed with a calligraphy signing it Shen Shi 沈仕 to the left part With four seals in total, two at the end of the calligraphy, two in the lower right corner Dimensions (the sole painting): 75 x 36.5cm Notes: A painter of the Ming Dynasty, born in Renhe (nowadays Hangzhou, Zhejiang), renowned for his painting of birds and flowers (Niao Hua traditional subject). Several of his works are housed in museums (see, inter alia, a fan inscribed with a poetry part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, accession number1989.363.73). Few of his works have been presented at auction, fetching top prices. Amidst them, see Sotheby's New York, March 16, 2017, lot 833, for a scroll painting depicting peonies. 中国画，沈仕（1488-1565）签名 云中仙人蓝采和翻花篮