GAI Qi (1774-1829)China, earlier 1800s. Signed Gai Qi on the upper left. Two seals of the artist. Watercolors and black ink on paper. A palace garden scene with a noble man, two ladies and several attendants. Provenance: A French private collection.Condition: Fair condition with losses, abrasions, old touchups and creases.Dimensions: The painting 72 x 72 cm. The frame 80 x 80 cm.Note the fine detail to some of the table décor such as scholar’s rocks, books, a white jade gong, a yunyao vase, a ding ware meiping and various plants in archaistic pots.Gai Qi was a poet and painter born in western China during the Qing dynasty. As an artist, he was active in Shanghai. His circle included prominent literati as well as many other artists. He organized both a literary society and a Buddhist lay society. He is known for frequently using the delicate baimiao (outline) style.改琦 (1774-1829)中國,十八世紀。左上角落款"改琦",兩個印章。紙本水墨設色。宮廷園林景觀,一位貴族男士與兩位貴婦及僕人。 來源:法國私人收藏品相:保存較好 ,有些缺損,舊的粘貼以及摺痕尺寸:畫面 72 x 72 厘米;含框 80 x 80 厘米