AN ALBUM OF TWELVE FLORAL STUDIES, BY SHAO SHENG, LATE REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1948 (according to label). Watercolors and ink on paper. Depicting various blossoms and flowers, including prunus, chrysanthemum, peony, and lotus, all painted in the classic style of the period, each associated with a month of the year and each with an inscription.Inscriptions: Each leaf is signed Shao Sheng. Various seals.Provenance: Belgian private collection. Two old labels to the back, the first reading 'Made in China' and numbered '120-48', the second inscribed and stamped with a number, '9706'. One inscription in ink to the front and one in pencil to the back.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, little creasing and few small tears to edges.Dimensions: Sheet size 41.8 x 47.5 cm, Image size 41.8 x 23.8 cmShao Fang Sheng (1917-2009) was a Chinese painter and one of the very few apprentices of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). She came from a known industrial family in China and grew up after the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China. Shortly before the Communists gained control, she was brought to the United States by Frank Lloyd Wright and worked for him as an apprentice and painter.民國末年紹聲繪十二幅花卉冊頁中國,1948 (根據標簽),紙本設色。描繪各種花卉,包括李、菊花、梅花、牡丹和蓮花。運用中國傳統技法,一月一花,每一幅都有落款與題詞。 來源:比利時私人收藏。背面有兩個舊標籤,第一個標籤為“中國製造”,編號為“ 120-48”,第二個標簽上寫著數字“ 9706”。 前面一個用墨書寫,後面一個用鉛筆。 品相:狀況良好,有輕微磨損,污跡,輕微起皺和邊緣撕裂。 尺寸:册页尺寸41.8 x 23.8 厘米,图片尺寸41.8 x 23.8 厘米