Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908)Peony
Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
Inscribed and signed yubi (by the Empress Dowager herself), and with four seals of the artist
Dated jiawu year (1894) of Emperor Guangxu's reign
Further inscribed and signed Zhu Yifan (1861-1937), with two seals of his
125.4 x 62.8cm (49⅜ x 24¾in)注脚慈禧　折枝牡丹　設色絹本　立軸　一八九四年作

款識：
光緒甲午（1894）季春上澣御筆。

題識：
庭前芍藥妖無格，池上芙渠淨少情。唯有牡丹真國色，花開時節動京城。臣朱益藩敬書。

鈐印：翊祐傳昌、養太和、慈溪皇太后御覽之寶、大雅齋
（朱）內廷供奉、福田無量