ANONYMOUS (16TH-17TH CENTURY, PREVIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO EMPEROR HUIZONG OF THE NORTHERN SONG)
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ANONYMOUS (16TH-17TH CENTURY, PREVIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO EMPEROR HUIZONG OF THE NORTHERN SONG)
CHICKEN
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
76.5 x 50 cm (30 x 19 5/8 in.)
With inscription: Xuanhe Yubi, chi'ci neijian Wang Jin (by imperial hand of the Xuanhe Emperor, Huizhong; Presented as a gift to Wang Jin) With one seal: Xuan He Dian Bao
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With two fitted boxes; the interior box inscribed by the Japanese collector and connoisseur Naito Toro (1866-1954), attributing this to the Song emperor Huizong, The outer box lacquered in black with a title in hiramaki-e.
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(US$10,300-12,900)
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