Attributed to Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1482-1559)Ladies in Garden, 1532Handscroll, ink and color on silk143 x 11-3/8 inches (363.2 x 28.9 cm) (work) 234.625 x 11.75 inches (595.9 x 29.8 cm) (overall)Signed by the artist and calligrapher Wang Chong (1494-1533) and dated Winter 1532, with one seal of the artist, one seal of the calligrapher, and two collector's seals of Qin XiTHE CHENN FAMILY COLLECTION OF CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHYPROVENANCE: Qin Xi, son of Aisin Gioro Keying (Chinese, 1781-1858);Chen Guoxiang (1879-1919); Chen Guan (1895-1990) and Zheng Ying (1898-1990), by descent from the above; Chenn Family, by descent from the above. The handscroll, executed in Qiu Ying's characteristic gongistyle, with the composition divided into four dynamically composed and highly detailed scenes that depict women in a garden during each of the four seasons, each accompanied by four poems by Wang Chuong (Chinese, 1494-1533). TRANSLATION:Swallows fly between blossomed branches in this quiet garden.Orchids rest on rocks.Walking along the path,Swinging in the fresh breeze,(the girls) feel so soft and delightful like bees,In the scent of roses.Willows dance with the breeze.Lotus blossoms in the pond.Lovely nude ladies are picking lotus seed pods and buds to their fickle partners,And even lotus leaves cannot cover their jade-like bodies.Parasol trees cast shade.A lotus root is chopped in half,Yet its fibers still remain.Don't keep missing him.The dusk has come with the passing breeze.The crescent moon is hanging on the branch,Another beautiful night.Fragrance of sweet osmanthus fills the garden,Just good time to play some music.My husband out in the battlefield,His sword shines like star light.I miss him when we are separated geographically.But the moon still casts its light on the same land.Camellias blossom and plums follow.Ladies are playing cuju delightfully,Casting shadows in the crystal clear pond.Their robes fly in the air and dainty shoes dancing.Although with the smile on her face,She leans on he branch and misses her lover.Tears fall.Flower petals fly.Snow melts and disappears in the wind.