ATTRIBUTED TO THE DOWAGER EMPRESS CIXI (1835-1908)Peony and Rock, cyclically dated to the Yiwei year corresponding to 1895 Ink and colour on silk, with apocryphal seal reading Cixi huang taihou yubi zhi bao , signature and calligraphic inscription, mounted and framed. The painting, 41.2cm (16 1/4in) wide x 90cm (35 1/2in) long. 慈禧（款） 花石圖 設色絹本 鏡框裝裱 pare with a related group of four paintings of flowers and birds, in the style of the Empress Dowager Cixi, which was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 20 April 2022, lot 213.