QING CHAO XI HUA JUAN: [EROTIC] PAINTED SCROLL OF THE QING DYNASTY. SIGNED: "XU de XU, Zeng-Shing

[China n.d. ca. late 18-early 19 century]. Silk mounted hand scroll, brocade gold silk cover, purple silk ribbon tie, lovely lacquer & mother-of-pearl ends, 2.2 meters long, 25 cm. wide continuous color painting on paper, stiff backing. *** *** *** . . . A GREAT QING DYNASTY HAND-PAINTED EROTIC SCROLL . . . SIGNED BY THE ARTIST XU, WITH HIS SEAL . . This is a charming and lovely hand painted scroll from the Great Qing Dynasty [1644-1912]. It shows ten "positions" of making love. The work begins as a series of views showing a couple engaging in different positions of love- making: while reclining on a wooden lounge. . * Each view shows the couple in degrees of partial nudity, revealing their genitals and the shows the woman's lovely "Golden Lotus" or bound feet. In between some views are flowers, or a young girl attendant who assisting in pushing the master while he pumps the object of his affection, also shown is a pair of tiny Pekinese dogs making love. The last scene shows the old master with two girls as he engages both. The girls have beautiful and traditional coiffeur with flowers or other hair decorations, they all wear lovely silk embroidered gowns, and wear jewelry. . * An early work done in light pastel gouache, a skillful hand with much attention to detail. By and large a very nice example of Chinese erotic painting. The style is that of the late 18th or early 19th century. . * CONDITION: A bit of minor restoration at the edges, with a few small holes or cracks, but with solid backing. Please review the photos posted to our website. . * Please request our erotic Chinese art catalog for other original art works, painted pieces, references and similar items. . *** REFERENCES: A. Franzblau: EROTIC ART OF CHINA. * Etiemble: AN ESSAY ON EROTICISM & LOVE IN ANCIENET CHINA. * M. DeSmedt: CHINESE EROTISM. DREAMS OF SPRING: Erotic Art in China. * M. Beurdeley: CHINESE EROTIC ART. * J. Byron: PORTRAIT OF A CHINESE PARADISE, et al. *** .