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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品

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TEA PREPARATION
Tingqua (1809-1870)
Pigments on paper, depicting the various stages
involved in the production and preparation of tea,
with plantations in the background, the middle
ground with figures storing tea into crates and
carrying packed tea, the foreground with men
sampling tea and binding crates and women sorting
leaves, the large doorway inscribed ‘Specialising
in Various types of Renowned Teas’, the flanking
columns with banners inscribed ‘For One Investment
You Receive 10,000 in Return’, and ‘Unity Leads
to Harmony’, signed Tingqua in the lower portion,
framed and glazed.
Overall 111cm (43 6/8in) wide x 80cm (31 1/2in)
high

£20,000 - 30,000
HK$240,000 - 350,000
CNY190,000 - 290,000

關聯昌（1809-1870） 外銷茶莊通景畫

Provenance: The Berry Collection, Australia,
by repute
An Australian private collection

來源： 傳為澳大利亞Berry收藏藏品
澳大利亞私人收藏

Working in Canton, Tingqua (Guan Lianchang)
depicted small and large scenes of Chinese life
for the Western market, thus continuing a tradition
initiated during the reign of the Kangxi emperor.
His works were renowned for their visual appeal
combining conventional Western elements, such
as the use of perspective, with the bright and flat
colours of the Chinese tradition.

Compare a very similar example, but missing the
Tingqua signature, sold at Christie’s New York,
25 January 2011, lot 234.

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