明/清 陳洪綬、陳字 雜畫 冊 絹本, Figures, flowers, and landscapes, late Ming (1368?1644) ?early Qing (1644?1911) dynasty, one leaf dated 1627, China, Album of eleven leaves; ink and color on silk, Image: 8 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (22. 2 x 21. 7 cm), Paintings, leaves a?d by Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1599?1652), leaves e?k by Chen Zi (Chinese, 1634?1711), This album contains a rare self-portrait that reflects Chen Hongshou's mood after enduring a number of personal tragedies. Four years earlier, in 1623, Chen's first wife died and he failed the provincial examinations; he would try and fail again in 1638