FOUR PAINTING ON PAPER ATTRIBUTED TO A ZHOU PEICHUN, China, Qing dynasty, late 19th century

h cm 23 x l cm 35

Depicting figures from Chinese tradition, accompanied by inscriptions featuring traditional proverbs and popular sayings.

Catalogue Notes:
晚清 周培春 北京水彩风俗画一套四帧
本套组画描绘清末京师社会民生场景，分别为扒手行窃、贫民鬻女、乞丐幻术、荒年施粥，图文对照，记录晚清底层社会百态，是专为欧美市场制作的纪实外销画。周培春其余作品亦藏于大英博物馆、大都会艺术博物馆。同系列作品入藏维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆藏品编号为D.1236-1900（链接）。