‘A LADY IN THE GARDEN’, BY ZHU MEICUN (1911-1993), DATED 1954China. Ink and watercolors on silk, mounted on cloth. Finely painted with a noblewoman standing beside a craggy rock in a fenced garden with flowers and towering bamboo stalks, wearing fine long robes and holding a fan painted with bamboo and blossoming prunus, the left side with two fluttering butterflies.Inscriptions: Upper left, signed ‘Painted by Zhu Meicun’ and dated ‘June in the Year of Jiawu’ (corresponding to 1954); two seals of the artist. Lower right, one seal.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little soiling and foxing, and minor creasing.Dimensions: Image size 34.5 x 34.5 cm, Size incl. frame 45 x 45.3 cmZhu Meicun (1911-1993) was a Chinese painter and a student of Wu Hufan (1894-1968). Zhu particularly excelled in painting beauties, with ladies in gardens with bamboo such as the present lot being one of his most popular subjects. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: China Guardian, Beijing, 28 March 2009, lot 262 Price: CNY 31,360 or approx. EUR 5,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Zhu Meicun, Ladies (1948) Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject. Note that the lot comprises two circular paintings.朱梅邨(1911-1993)《園中麗人》，1954年中國，絹本設色，鏡片。著色清麗，園中麗人身穿優雅外衣，手持畫竹梅花扇，立於奇石旁，身邊彩蝶飛舞。 款識：甲午六月上旬朱梅邨畫 ；鈴印：梅邨 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、少量污漬、褐變和起皺，以及輕微摺痕。 尺寸：畫面34.5 x 34.5 厘米, 總45 x 45.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：中國嘉德，北京，2009年3月28日，lot 262 價格：CNY 31,360（相當於今日EUR 5,800） 描述：朱梅邨 (1948) 《美人圖》 專家評論：比較非常相近主題。請注意此為兩幅鏡心畫。