ZHENG MUKANG (1901-1982)Lady in a GardenInk and pigment on paper, hanging scroll with inscription, signature and two seals of the artist, dated Winter solstice Xingyi year corresponding to 1941. 67cm (26 1/2in) high x 42cm (16 1/2in) wideFootnotes:Provenance : A European private collectionZheng Mukang (1901-1982) was born in Chaoyang, Guangdong Province. He served as an apprentice with various painters before he became a teacher in the Chinese Painting Department of the Shanghai Art School. Zheng particularly excelled in gongbi -style renditions of Chinese beauties.Compare with a related painting by Zheng Mukang of a lady reading, dated 1979, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2018, lot 1466.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's .