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A LARGE INK AND COLOUR PAINTING ON parchment WITH CHINESE INSCRIPTIONS, CHINA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
Provenance: from the private collection of a noble Italian Consul in China between 1907 and 1931
115 cm high, 230 cm wide
115 cm high, 230 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 2.000 - 3.000
The extensive painting decorated in ink and soft color with a wide scene of two fine cranes looking each other, perched on large branches of pine tree, amongst blossoms flower, on the right inside of the painting a Chinese inscription and two seal mark. The painting with some wear and moisture stains on the surface throughout, and with some minor split and minor losses.
LOTS
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SEVEN SNUFF BOTTLES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY (7)
SEVEN SNUFF BOTTLES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY (7)
ESTIMATE € 1.400 - 1.600
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A BRONZE 'FATHER-MOTHER' FIGURE OF GARUDA AND A FEMALE DEITY WITH MANDORLA, 19TH CENTURY
A BRONZE 'FATHER-MOTHER' FIGURE OF GARUDA AND A FEMALE DEITY WITH MANDORLA, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 700 - 1.200