Sale 2361
Hong Kong
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27 May 2007
Price realised
HKD 720,000
Estimate
WANG JIYUAN (1893-1975) Landscape oil on board 73.3 x 40.5 cm. (28 7/8 x 16 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan
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