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Portrait of the Hong Kong Merchant Wei Akwang, half length, wearing his badge of rank
Details
Lamqua II
Portrait of the Hong Kong Merchant Wei Akwang, half length, wearing his badge of rank
inscribed ‘Wei akwang Esq / Hong Kong / 1873’, and with three of the artist’s stamps on the reverse
bodycolour on paper laid down on canvas
29 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (75.2 x 57.3cm.)
Portrait of the Hong Kong Merchant Wei Akwang, half length, wearing his badge of rank
inscribed ‘Wei akwang Esq / Hong Kong / 1873’, and with three of the artist’s stamps on the reverse
bodycolour on paper laid down on canvas
29 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (75.2 x 57.3cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie’s, Hong Kong, 27 Sept. 1989, lot 1181.
Literature
P. Conner, 'Lamqua Western and Chinese Painter', Arts of Asia, March-April 1999, p.64, no.29 (illustrated).
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Please note that the artist for this lot should read 'Lamqua II' and not as stated in the printed catalogue.
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