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ATTRIBUTED TO THE DOWAGER EMPRESS
CIXI (1835-1908)
Peony and Rock, cyclically dated to the Yiwei year
corresponding to 1895
Ink and colour on silk, with apocryphal seal reading
Cixi huang taihou yubi zhi bao, signature and
calligraphic inscription, mounted and framed. The
painting,
41.2cm (16 1/4in) wide x 90cm (35 1/2in) long.

£2,500 - 3,500
CNY20,000 - 28,000

慈禧（款） 花石圖 設色絹本 鏡框裝裱

Compare with a related group of four paintings
of flowers and birds, in the style of the Empress
Dowager Cixi, which was sold at Sotheby’s Paris,
20 April 2022, lot 213.

199 * TP
A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED
ANTIQUES’ FISHBOWLS
19th century
Each vessel heavily potted, decorated with high
relief, appliquéd vases of flowers, fruits, flowers and
the Auspicious Emblems, all between two bands
of diaper designs, all on a vibrant pink ground, the
everted rim with a band of floral designs, the interior
with large fan-tailed fish swimming amidst reeds in
a pond.
52cm (20 1/2in) diam. (2).

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY63,000 - 94,000

十九世紀 粉彩博古花卉紋缸一對

Provenance: a distinguished Spanish private
collection, and thence by descent

來源：西班牙顯赫私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

Compare with a similarly-decorated single famille
rose fishbowl, 19th century, which was sold at
Christie’s London, 27 April 2017, lot 398.

(another view)
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