93,8 x 41 cm Condition Style of studio Luxiangyuan, China, 18th ct. or earlier, Eagle on a Pine Branch Chasing a Bird. Hanging scroll, silk embroidery on silk. Embroidered inscription: "One outstanding person makes up for one hundred officials." (Ying zhan bai liao). An embroidered imperial seal: 'Luxiangyuan xiu' (Embroidered at Studio Luxiangyuan). Gu Mingshi received his jinshi degree in 1559. His studio in Shanghai was called Luxiangyuan. His wife, born Miu, was quite adept at embroidery, so her works were called 'Embroidery Gu' or 'Embroidery Gu of Studio Luxiangyuan'-Acquired at B?diger, Bonn, auction 165, no. 496-Minor folds, minor damage due to age