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PHYSICAL CONDITION OF LOTS                                  NO GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY
IN THIS AUCTION                                             FOR CHINESE PAINTINGS

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO REFERENCE                      Current scholarship in the field of Chinese paintings
IN THIS CATALOG TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION                   does not permit unqualified statements as to Authorship
OF ANY LOT. INTENDING BIDDERS MUST SATISFY                  or date of execution. The limited right of rescission
THEMSELVES AS TO THE CONDITION OF ANY LOTS                  contained in the Conditions of Sale does not apply to
AS SPECIFIED IN THE ‘LIMITATION OF LIABILITY’ IN            Chinese paintings. Nonetheless, if within twenty-one
THE ‘CONDITIONS OF SALE.’                                   days of the sale of any such lot, the original purchaser
                                                            gives written notice to Bonhams that the lot is a forgery
As a courtesy to intending bidders, Bonhams will            and if within fourteen days after giving such notice,
provide a written indication of the physical condition of   the original purchaser returns the lot to us in the same
lots in this sale if a request is received up to 24 hours   condition as at the time of sale and demonstrates to
before the auction starts. Such report is also available    our satisfaction that the lot is a forgery, Bonhams &
for download from Bonhams website.                          Butterfields will rescind the sale and refund the purchase
                                                            price received. For this purpose a ‘forgery’ is defined as
                                                            a work created with intent to deceive.

NOTICES TO ALL BUYERS                                       尊敬的諸位客戶請注意﹕
                                                            請您在競標前仔細閱讀拍賣規則。
Comments in the catalog descriptions about condition        在競標有“Y”字母標誌的拍品前,請您務必閱讀本目錄拍賣規則中有關
are general in nature and are subject to the “as is”        對“Y”拍品的重要說明。您若有任何相關疑問,請致電咨詢本公司亞洲
clause in our Conditions of Sale printed in the front part  藝術部﹕
of this catalog. Condition reports are available upon       (415) 503 3358
request from the Asian Department and are strongly
recommended for all buyers who cannot view the
property in person.
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