Painting “Spring Landscape”, signed Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732), Qing dynasty

Ink and pigments on silk. Beautiful composition showing a spring landscape with a large central rock, arranged on a sloping ground, from which emerge elongated branches of peonies and chrysanthemums in bloom, in vivid colors, reds and pinks. There are also thick stems covered with thorns, on which a small sparrow perches with a carefree air.  

Next to the base of the rock, large “linghzi” mushrooms of a powerful brownish color and sinuous shape proliferate, and behind them, a hatch of blue daisies. Two sparrows fight energetically on the ground, one lying against the ground and the other flapping its wings over it; the fourth and last one rests on the rock, wings tucked up and beak open. Finally, two brownish-colored butterflies with large wings observe the amusing and colorful scene from the sky. 

The upper area shows two stamps done in red ink “乾隆御览之宝” and “宣统预览之宝”. A six-character signature “臣 蔣廷錫恭繪” is shown in the lower left corner along with two stamps. 

Size: 141 x 67.5 cm; Size with frame: 156.7 x 82.6 cm

Provenance: 

- French private collection.