Qing dynasty (1644-1912), ink and color on gilt satin ground, three paintings of auspicious symbols, the first with peaches and bats, the second with birds and wisteria, and the third with birds and pomegranates, each with inscriptions to the upper sides and signed Jiang Pu 蔣溥 with two red artist seals, presented framed in identical manner without glass.


Frame dimensions 75 x 19 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Margaret Fisher Terry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Jiang Pu was the son of the famous painter and Yongzheng court official Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732). In 1730 Jiang Pu was awarded the jinshi degree. He was posted as governor of Hunan province and later promoted to assistant grand secretary while also president of the Board of Civil Office. As a high official in the Qing court, Jiang Pu presented the Qianlong emperor with an early handscroll illustrating Sericulture (now in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington D.C.)

Paintings have been cut from original rollers and laid down on board; some scattered losses and damages to the stain, possible repair and restoration to areas; some creases; some scattered spots of discoloration and overall toning to the brocade mounts.