A rare four-panel painting depicting scholarly objects and flowers in vases. Ink and pigments on paper. Benzoni Collection, China, Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
On the left of one of the panels is a Chinese calligraphy that means:
時(shí)在戊申新秋,畫于江夏客次
南蘋沈銓
- An inscription (signature) written by the artist 南蘋 Shen Quan (1682-1760) also known as Nan Ping, an important Chinese painter of the Qing Dynasty.

- The place where the painting was created. In Jiangxia (present-day Wuhan), during a temporary stay (時(shí)在戊申新秋) at the beginning of autumn in the Wushen year (associated with the Earth element and the monkey animal (畫于江夏客次Il)).


Provenance: The four panels come from the prestigious Benzoni collection in Milan, one of the most important collections of the twentieth century, which included paintings and drawings by important Italian and foreign artists, as well as a significant group of selected Chinese pieces. Bibliography: Galleria Scopinich, Milan, Raccolta Eredi Benzoni, January - February 1932, Rizzoli, Milan 1932, no. 35, plate LXV.

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