Ink and colours on silk. Framed.
Signed on the left: Hu Cong.
Hu Cong came from Rugao in Jiangsu province. He worked at the imperial court of Xuande (1425 - 1436). He specialized in flower and bird painting in the style Ma Yuan, and in the painting of horses in the Yuan style.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Ing. L. Kapsa.
Published: Curt Glaser - Art of China and Japan, number 47.