ZHOU PEI CHUN (active 1880-1910): A PAINTING OF A LADY, 1900sChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Ink and watercolors on paper. Depicting a lady dressed in unofficial robes in an interior scene, holding a tray with cups and approaching a table which supports a vase filled with flowers. Signed Zhou Pei Chun and inscribed ‘Hair style of a countryside lady’. With a vintage frame.Condition: Fair condition, with extensive wear, staining, some creases, and few losses.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Dimensions: Sheet size 22.5 x 15.5 cm, size incl the frame 32 x 25 cmZhou Peichun of Peking was a painter from China, Beijing, who flourished during the late Qing Dynasty. Zhou Peichun and his studio produced albums of paintings depicting occupations, costumes and customs of China, and sold them to foreigners. To meet the growing demand for these paintings, many of the works from his studio were actually made by his disciples, after the originals by himself. By the beginning of the Repulic of China (around 1912), he was still selling his works, and claimed he had been creating "this kind of painting" for more than 50 years. Institutions such as the British Museum now holds some of his works. All paintings from Zhou Peichun's studio have Chinese captions on them.Auction result comparison: Compare a group of closely related paintings by Zhou Pei Chun, at Christies London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 6 November 2018, lot 162, sold for EUR 5,157.