Lang Shih-ning: Album of Flower Paintings
Guiseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), Lang Shih-ning by Chinese name, was a native of Milan, Italy. He became a Jesuit missionary at the age of twenty-seven and went to China, where he served as a court painter under three Ch'ing emperors, namely K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung. He was skilled in human figure and bird-and-flower paintings, and became the favorite of the painting circles of the times with his minutely realistic works utilizing the Western style of painting. This is the finest collection of small works representing his true character.

		P40-1 Lang Shih-ning: Album of Flower Paintings Ch'ing dynasty album, 16 leaves with frame/ ink and color on silk mounting : 47.0 x 39.2cm each frame : 50.0 x 42.2cm 38,000yen
		P40-2 Lang Shih-ning: Album of Flower Paintings album, 16 leaves/ ink and color on silk mounting : 47.0 x 39.2cm each 25,000yen