Sale 2607
Hong Kong
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26 May 2008
Price realised
HKD 25,000
Estimate
WANG SU (18TH CENTURY) Lady under the Tree after Hua Yan Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk 80 x 23.4 cm. (31 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) Inscribed and signed with one seal of the artist
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