Chinese painting ‘Flowers and Butterflies’, signed Ma Quan

Pigments and ink on silk, framed in brocade silk. The painting depicts a cluster of flowering stems accompanied by elongated leaves. Two beautiful butterflies flutter above the flowers. On the right is the inscription ‘庚辰小春摹元人写生法’, next to two red seals: “马荃” and ‘江香’. (Ma Quan, ca.?-1723).

Size: 89 x 23 cm; Size with frame: 182 x 37.5 cm