Chinese school, ink and color on silk: 'Ducks and birds near the water', late Ming/early Qing

Dim.: 191,5 x 67,5 cm (the frame)
Dim.: 170,5 x 47 cm (the work)

Inscribed on the left side of the white falcon bird, just on the margin of the passe-partout: '南岭外叟绘' or 'Painted by the old man on the southern mountain', above a red seal.

Condition: (UV-checked) (not inspected out of the frame)
- Two horizontal tears in the upper half.
- A further few minor superficial tears throughout.
- Superficial wear throughout the entire surface: staining, minor superficial losses to the polychromy, superficial discoloration throughout.