Lot Essay
It is possible that the scene is supposed to depict a performance by the famous Tang dynasty female sword dancer Gong Sun.
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19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE WALL PAPER PANEL
19th century
Depicting a matriarch seated in a large red chair looking down over an assembly of beauties engaged in various leisure activities including dancing, music and viewing scrolls, stained and worn along seams
190½ in. (485 cm.) x 99½ in. (253 cm.)
19th century
Depicting a matriarch seated in a large red chair looking down over an assembly of beauties engaged in various leisure activities including dancing, music and viewing scrolls, stained and worn along seams
190½ in. (485 cm.) x 99½ in. (253 cm.)
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