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19TH CENTURY
Details
An erotic applique and silk sliding panel
19th Century
The sliding panel revealing two scenes depicting a gentleman behind a window playing the qin while two ladies stand in a garden, the inner panel depicting two scenes with amorous pursuits, inset with painted and incised soapstones and ivory on a painted silk ground, some minor old restoration and losses
27.4 x 21.4 cm.
19th Century
The sliding panel revealing two scenes depicting a gentleman behind a window playing the qin while two ladies stand in a garden, the inner panel depicting two scenes with amorous pursuits, inset with painted and incised soapstones and ivory on a painted silk ground, some minor old restoration and losses
27.4 x 21.4 cm.
Provenance
The property of a private collector
Special notice
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