Sale 8505
London, South Kensington
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16 September 1999
Price realised
GBP 230
Estimate
A set of three Chinese scroll paintings in ink and colour on paper depicting a gentleman seated before an altar, an official drinking tea beside attendants and a dignitary on horseback -- 10in. x 13in. (26.6cms x 34.2cms); a set of four Chinese scroll paintings in colour on silk depicting studies of insects among chrysanthemum sprays, roses, wisteria and bamboo -- 40in. x 10in. (101.6cms x 25.5cms); a scroll in ink and slight colour on silk depicting a lady on horseback holding a child, surrounded by further figures, signed and sealed; a handscroll depicting Immortals in a rocky landscape; and two further scrolls, 19th century. (11)
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