Sale 2386
Hong Kong
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26 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 3,487,500
Estimate
HUA YAN (1682-1756) Two Immortals Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk 185.5 x 96.5 cm. (73 x 38 in.) Inscribed and signed by the artist: Dong Yuan Sheng Two seals of the artist: Hua Yan, Qiu Yue Further inscribed on the mounting by Wu Hufan (1894-1968), signed: Wu Hu Fan, with two seals: Wu Hu Fan Yin, Si Ou Tang Yin Dated, summer, jimao year (1939) One collector's seal: Yu Lan Tang Zhen Shang
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