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• Lot n° 60 Korea, around 1900 je 104,5 x 32 cm R. A set of four animal and flower paintings. Ink and colours on silk. The four depictions show (from left to right) a rooster couple with rocks, cats under peonies, a dog under a tree and cranes by a pine tree. Each inscribed and sign. Simjeon. Two artist's seals: Ahn Joong Sik, Simjeon. From an old South German private collection - Signs of age, minimally dam., each framed under glass - Ahn Joong-sik (also An Jung-sik, 1861-1919) was an important Korean artist of the late Joseon dynasty and a pioneer of modern Korean art. He was known for his mastery in the genres of landscape, portraiture, flowers and birds (hwajohwa). He often signed his works with his artist name Simjeon. This type of four-piece set (often part of larger 8- or 10-piece screens) was very popular in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The depictions combine animals and plants, which in East Asian art often have symbolic meanings such as longevity or happiness