Lot Essay
The painter Gu Jianlong was noted for his portraiture and use of western idiom, seen in the present painting in the perspective of the terrace tiles and the inclusion of a small housecat.
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LADIES DOING NEEDLEWORK ON A GARDEN TERRACE
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Gu Jianlong (1606-after 1687)
Ladies Doing Needlework on a Garden Terrace
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Signed Yunchen Gu Jianlong, with one seal of the artist: Jian Long, and depicting two gentlewomen sitting on a rug on an outdoor terrace collaborating on an embroidery project, a young girl tying a bundle and a little cat nearby
40½ x 16in. (102 x 40.7cm.), framed
Ladies Doing Needlework on a Garden Terrace
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Signed Yunchen Gu Jianlong, with one seal of the artist: Jian Long, and depicting two gentlewomen sitting on a rug on an outdoor terrace collaborating on an embroidery project, a young girl tying a bundle and a little cat nearby
40½ x 16in. (102 x 40.7cm.), framed
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