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    Sale 8505

    Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics

    London, South Kensington

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    16 September 1999

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    Lot 215

    A set of three Chinese scroll paintings

    Price realised

    GBP 230

    Estimate

    GBP 250 - GBP 400

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    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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