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A PAINTING OF FLOWERS AND BIRDS
Hanging scroll, ink and pigment on silk,
depicting two sparrows in flight amidst white
peonies and wisteria, three seals.
The painting, 95cm (37 1/2in) long x 25.7cm
(10 1/8in) wide.

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,000 - 12,000
CNY7,000 - 11,000
303
CHINESE SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
Immortals Gathering
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper,
depicting Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the
West, descending towards Shoulao and
two of the Eight Daoist Immortals waiting
on a terrace lapped by the waves of the sea
to offer birthday felicitations, the other five
immortals are shown below, all accompanied
by attendants, below a calligraphic panel,
entitled 海屋添壽 (birthday wish of longevity),
signed 克明頓 (Keming dun). 171cm x 71cm
(67.1/4in x 28in).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000 301 302 303
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A PAINTING OF A SCHOLAR AND
ATTENDANT
19th century
Ink and pigment on paper, depicting a
scholar seated on rockwork holding a book,
a girl-attendant bringing a covered cup,
all within a garden setting beneath willow
and four swallows, framed and glazed. The
painting, 87cm (34 1/4in) high x 47.5cm (18
3/4in) wide (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

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A LARGE ‘DREAM OF THE RED
MANSIONS’ PAINTING
19th century
Ink and pigment on silk, depicting a scene
from the famous novel ‘Dream of the Red
Mansions’ with Jia Baoyu seated on the
bottom left corner, wearing a peacock-cape
and jade around his neck, together with his
female cousins and attendants, all within an
elegant garden setting with various trees and
flowers, framed.
138.5cm (54 1/2in) long x 82cm (32 1/4in)
wide (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000 304 305
CNY13,000 - 18,000

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