FOUR BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS ON SILK, CHINA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED MA JATONG Ink and colour on silk, each depicting flowers and birds; inscribed with calligraphy and signed Ma Jiatong: this artist was a Chinese painter active during the Tongzhi and Guangxu reigns, famous to paint flowers and birds. In very good conditions, minor wear on the surface and very minor losses in colours, minor stain and minor holes and scratches. 160 cm high, 39 cm wide FOUR NICE PAINTINGS ON SILK, CHINA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED MA JATONG (4) Provenance: from a distinguished north Italian mansion, previously part of a heritage of a Diplomatic Officer