China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Dimensions: 11 5/8"(29.5 cm) W, 14 3/4"(37.5 cm) L
Ink and Watercolour on Silk, Mounted

A collection of Zuo Xijia’s painting including:
Study of Flowering Prunus
Study of Roses and Hydrangea
Study of Dragonfly and Lotus
Study of Grasshopper and Summer flowers
Study of Cricket and Wisteria
Study of Cicada and Hydrangea

Along with: The Paris of the North
19th century. Engraving After James Thomson (1788-1850).
From The Connoisseur, Vol. XXIII by [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

花鸟画 册页 左锡嘉

Note:
Zuo Xijia (1831～1894) was a female painter of the Qing Dynasty. She was good at poetry and painting, and was called "The Three Talented Girls of the Zuo Family" together with her sister Zuo Xihui and Zuo Xixuan.
左锡嘉（1831～1894）清代女画家。字韵卿，一字小云，又字浣芬，嫠居后易字冰如，阳湖（今江苏常州）人。左锡璇妹，行六。工诗善绘，学恽寿平没骨法。咸丰间夫亡，作《孤舟回蜀图》，为时所称，与其姐左锡蕙、左锡璇并称“左家三才女”。

Provenance: Important Canadian Collection
来源：加拿大著名藏家旧藏