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The current four panels depict part of the Eight Famous Views of Yangcheng,
A SET OF FOUR ‘VIEWS OF GUANGZHOU’ IVORY-GROUND Yangcheng being the informal name for the city of Guangzhou. Yangcheng,
EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS literally translating as ‘sheep city’, is based on the legend of fve sheep ridden
LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH CENTURY
by Daoist immortals who visited Guangzhou and introduced the cultivation of
Each panel is fnely embroidered to illustrate a mountainous landscape and rice. The specifc locations incorporated in the Eight Views have varied over
river scene in Guangzhou, with fgures in boats and a poetic inscription to the the centuries, from the Song period to the present day. The views depicted
upper register.
on the present lot most closely resemble the version held during the late
Each panel, 17º in. (44 cm.) wide x 54¡ in. (138 cm.) high
Qing period, which include the sites Shimen, the Temple of Boluo, the Pearl
(4) River and the Temple of Baiyun.
£30,000-50,000 $43,000-70,000
€35,000-57,000 十九世紀末/二十世紀初 緞繡題詩羊城景色圖掛屏

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