40,5 x 185,5 cm Condition Chen Yuanzhang, China, Xianfeng period, Pair of Kingfishers at the Lotus Pond. Handscroll, ink and light colours on silk. Signature: "Painted by Chen Yuanzhang". One seal: "Seal of Chen Yuanzhang" (Chen Yuanzhang yin). One collector's seal. Chen Yuanzhang, style name Xieshan, alias Baling Qiaozi, from Chaozhou, was active during the Xianfeng period and especially adept at depicting birds and flowers-Acquired at Hauswedell, Hamburg, 25th May 1968, auction A157, no. 119. From the Voretzch collection-Minor wear, slightly stained