In the Manner of Pu Ru (1896-1963) and Pu Jingqiu
Flowers in a Porcelain Vase, 1945
Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

Inscription: Yellow-ground famille rose vase with floral and lotus scroll decoration. I saw this antique famille rose porcelain at the residence of my elder brother Xuezhai and painted a copy. In the summer of the yiyou year (1945), I asked my younger sister Jingqiu to paint the flowers. Recorded by Pu Ru.
Seals: Xinyu, Seal of Pu Ru
Circular seal, lower right: Half a Bed of Red Beans
{Image size: 45 x 15 1/4 inches (114.3 x 38.7 cm)}.
{Overall size: 62 x 18 7/8 inches (157.5 x 47.9 cm)}.

The porcelain vase is rendered in rich, saturated colors, with dense passages of pigment giving it a pronounced sense of volume and an almost sculptural presence. The flowers are equally vivid yet refined, balancing decorative richness with elegance. Together, the vessel and blossoms evoke the grandeur and cultivated taste associated with the Qing imperial household.

Xuezhai, mentioned in the inscription, refers to Pu Jin (1893-after August 1966). Pu Jingqiu, also known as Songying, was a member of the Qing imperial clan and the younger sister of Pu Jin. Known as the Fifteenth Aunt, she belonged to the Beijing-Tianjin painting circle alongside Pu Ru and Pu Jin and specialized in finely detailed paintings of plants and insects, particularly butterflies.

The Chan Liu Art Museum in Taiwan holds a comparable collaborative work by Pu Ru and Pu Jingqiu, Wisteria and Green Willows in a Blue-Ground Vase, dated 1945, ink and color on paper, 88 x 33 cm, item number 20250189. Its inscription closely parallels that of the present work, differing chiefly in the description of the porcelain vessel.

Provenance: Collection of a longtime Chinese collector in San Francisco.
Michaan's Auctions is honored to present this work with the generous support of the collector.

仿溥儒（1896-1963）与溥靖秋合作
瓶花图，1945年
纸本设色，立轴

题款：黄地粉彩花卉莲枝纹瓶，于雪斋兄处见此粉彩古瓷临之，乙酉夏日嘱靖秋小妹作花卉，溥儒并记。
钤印：心畬、溥儒之印
右下角圆形印：半床红豆
画心：45 x 15 1/4英寸（114.3 x 38.7厘米）。
全卷：62 x 18 7/8英寸（157.5 x 47.9厘米）。

瓷瓶设色浓丽而大雅，厚实的色彩赋予器身鲜明的体积感，几有立体雕塑之趣。花卉同样设色鲜艳，却雅致脱俗，与瓷瓶的富丽相映。器物与花枝相互衬托，呈现出清宗室艺术所特有的皇家气度与审美格局。

题款中的雪斋即溥伒（1893年8月30日生，1966年8月后卒）。溥靖秋，号松颖，清宗室，溥伒之妹，人称十五姑。她与溥儒、溥伒等同属京津画派，擅工笔草虫，尤精于画蝶。

台湾长流美术馆藏有溥儒与溥靖秋合作的同类作品藤花翠柳蓝地赏瓶，1945年作，纸本设色，88 x 33厘米，货号20250189。其题款与本作基本相同，主要区别在于所绘瓷器的名称。

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