Sale 2387
Hong Kong
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26 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 137,500
Estimate
RAO ZONGYI (JAO TSUNG-I, BORN 1917) Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script A set of hanging scrolls, ink on gold outline patterned paper Each scroll measures 173 x 42.5 cm. (68 1/8 x 16 3/4 in.) Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated yiyou year (2005) (2)
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