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拍品專文
Madame Christian Rowe Thornett was the daughter of successful tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist Sir Hugh Dixon and Lady Emma Elizabeth Dixson nee Shaw (1844-1922).
This panel is replete with wishes for longevity, as the lingzhi sprigs, bats, wan symbols and pairs of peaches are all symbols of longevity. These symbols combine with peony may suggest fugui changshou, 'May there be wealth and longevity'.
This panel is replete with wishes for longevity, as the lingzhi sprigs, bats, wan symbols and pairs of peaches are all symbols of longevity. These symbols combine with peony may suggest fugui changshou, 'May there be wealth and longevity'.