Bird painting mounted on a scroll, China, 19th century Ink and polychrome on paper, decorated with two birds in the branches of a plum blossom. Top left, an inscription and two seals by the artist: 拟唐解元笔意写于东陶书屋 / 平江沈元 - Ni tang jie yuan bi yi xie yuong dong tao shu wu / Ping jiang Shen Yuan - "Peint à la manière de Tang Yin dans la bibliothèque Dong Tao. By Shen Yuan of Ping Jiang". Painting size: 113.5 x 34 cm