Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
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About this Item
A Chinese reverse painting of a courtier, Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century
rectangular, holding a fan in her left hand, wearing a robe stitched with pink flowerheads, with embroidered cuffs and neck bands, her head adorned with a kingfisher feather diadem, her chignon secured by a gilt pin, the four corners with fruit, foliage and scrolling motifs, 33 by 21,5cm; and another, circular, painted with a musician playing a guzheng seated in a balustraded room, with a drape and bamboo to one side and a window to the other, 34cm diameter
Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.