Buddhist painting, China, 16th/17th century Ink and colours on silk, left part of a Buddhist paradise (Pure Land or sukhavati), the central figure of which would have been on the right, showing a succession of buildings and gardens, populated by deities (Buddha, bodhisattva) inside the pavilions, worshipped by monks, scholar-officials, ladies, etc., other figures including men carrying banners, and on the roof of the highest pavilion a Buddhist king-guardian. Other figures including men carrying banners, and on the roof of the highest pavilion a Buddhist guardian-king, all in shades of green, blue, red and gold, lined and mounted on silk, framed under glass. H. 56 cm- W. 29 cm (as seen) Wear, tears and restorations. Provenance : Received as a wedding present in 1971 by the present owner (from Mrs Brediam, her godmother). Acquired in China between 1945 and 1949 by Mr and Mrs Brediam, who lived in Shanghai. Mr Brediam was then an advisor to the curator of the Shanghai Museum.