China, Qing dynasty, 19th centuryDimensions: 11 5/8"(29.5 cm) W, 14 3/4"(37.5 cm) LInk and Watercolour on Silk, MountedA collection of Zuo Xijia’s painting including:Study of Flowering PrunStudy of Roses and HydrangeaStudy of Dragonfly and LotStudy of Grasshopper and Summer flowersStudy of Cricket and WisteriaStudy of Cicada and HydrangeaAlong with: The Paris of the North19th century. Engraving After James Thomson (1788-1850).From The Connoisseur, Vol. XXIII by [Otto Limited, London, 1909]花鸟画 册页 左锡嘉Note:Zuo Xijia (1831～1894) was a female painter of the Qing Dynasty. She was good at poetry and painting, and was called "The Three Talented Girls of the Zuo Family" together with her sister Zuo Xihui and Zuo Xixuan.左锡嘉（1831～1894）清代女画家。字韵卿，一字小云，又字浣芬，嫠居后易字冰如，阳湖（今江苏常州）人。左锡璇妹，行六。工诗善绘，学恽寿平没骨法。咸丰间夫亡，作《孤舟回蜀图》，为时所称，与其姐左锡蕙、左锡璇并称“左家三才女”。Provenance: Important Canadian Collection来源：加拿大著名藏家旧藏