Fan painting, China, 19th century Ink and watercolor on paper depicting a scholar's rock 供石 - gōngshí on its pedestal and in the background a calamus 菖蒲 - chāngpú in a pot. The calamus embodies righteousness, purity and protection, while the gongshi symbolizes permanence and spiritual elevation. Together, they condense in the life of the scholar an ideal of moral refinement and contemplation. On the right, an inscription with a red seal at bottom left: 石坛为友蒲可延年 / 置之座右伴我一编 戊戌新秋雨云斋 / 写于秋鹤山房 - "The stone altar is a companion, the calamus carpet prolongs the years. / Placed to the right of my desk, they accompany me in reading. / In autumn of the wuxu year (1898) at the office of the Rainy Clouds. / Written at the Chalet of Immortal Crane." Sight size: 24 x 52 cm Framed under glass. Missing and repaired. Provenance: From an important private collection belonging to a Dutch noble family.