Hanging Scroll Depicting a Lady

Hanging Scroll Depicting a Lady, China, in the manner of Fei Danxu (1802-1850), standing under a blooming tree, inscribed and signed with two seals, ink and color on silk, painting 38 1/2 x 16 5/8 in.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Dr. Marshall Hertig, an internationally noted medical entomologist who conducted research on disease bearing insects at the Peking Union Medical College, from 1923-1928, his wife Edwina Smiley Hertig, and their son Bruce Allerton Hertig, to the present owner.
Estimate $300-500

damaged with horizontal tears and a temporary repair with sheer paper on the back.

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