ZOU YIGUI (1686-1772)PeonyHanging scroll, ink and colour on gold paper53.5 x 41 cm. (21 1?8 x 16 1?8 in.)Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artistNOTE: A native of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, Zou Yigui styled himself as Yuanbao and was a graduate of the civil service examination in the Qing Dynasty. Zou was a politician and a painter who was skilled in poetry and painting; while he painted landscapes, he was particularly accomplished in gongbi flower paintings.
邹一桂(1686-1772)芍药设色金笺 镜框 53.5 x 41 cm. (21 1?8 x 16 1?8 in.)题识:窈窕留春态倍妍,丰台曾策罢朝鞭,带围未得三株看,赐杖年来许避贤。让卿邹一桂。钤印:一桂之印注:邹一桂,江南无锡(今江苏)人,字原褒,进士出身。他除了是一位清朝政治人物,更是一名画家;他擅长诗歌和绘画,间作山水,并尤擅工笔花卉。