Lot Essay
For a lithograph of the first subject after Wirgman, see Sir Rutherford Allcock's The Capital of the Tycoon, London, 1863, pl.3.
.jpg?w=1)
Winter dress, Japan; and A Japanese family taking tea
Details
Charles Wirgman (1832-1891)
Winter dress, Japan; and A Japanese family taking tea
signed, inscribed and dated 'Winter dress Japan Wirgman 1864' and 'Japan 1864 Wirgman' on the reverse
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
unframed
9¾ x 6 3/8in. (24.6 x 16.2cm.)
6½ x 10½in. (16.4 x 26.5cm.) (2)
Winter dress, Japan; and A Japanese family taking tea
signed, inscribed and dated 'Winter dress Japan Wirgman 1864' and 'Japan 1864 Wirgman' on the reverse
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
unframed
9¾ x 6 3/8in. (24.6 x 16.2cm.)
6½ x 10½in. (16.4 x 26.5cm.) (2)
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 1269.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.