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Ausschnitt aus Zhou Fang - ''Zan Hua Shì Nu Tú''(Bild der Damen mit Haarnadeln und Blumen) - Detail from Zhou Fang - ''Zan Hua Sh Nu Tú''(picture of ladies with hairpins and flowers) China, probably 19th century. Woodcut facsimile, ink on silk, red seals from the RongBaoZhai printing house. Passepartout cut-out: 95 x 46 cm. Framed under glass, dimensions: 110 x 62 cm. Detail from Zhou Fang's famous scroll painting ''Zan Hua Sh Nu Tú'' (picture of ladies with hairpins and flowers). Condition: somewhat browned, slight creases. Zhou Fang was a famous Chinese painter of the Tang dynasty (ca. 730-800), known for his depictions of aristocratic women. His work Zan Hua Sh Nü Tú, also known as Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair With Flowers, is a colorful silk painting depicting six elegantly dressed women adorning themselves with flowers and enjoying nature. The original painting is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.