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                                                                              AFTER QI BAISHI (1864-1957)
                                                                              Ducks and Lotus
                                                                              Ink and pigment on paper, bearing the
                                                                              signature Baishi laoren, apocryphal seal,
                                                                              glazed and framed. 98.5cm (38 3/4in) high x
                                                                              33cm (13in) wide (2).

                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$10,000 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY8,800 - 13,000
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                                                                              TWO PAINTINGS AFTER QI BAISHI
                                                                              (1864-1957)
                                                                              Prawns and Crab
                                                                              Each painting ink on paper, one depicting
                                                                              a pair of prawns beneath some foliage,
                                                                              bearing the signature of Baishi laoren, two
                                                                              apocryphal seals of the artist; the other
                                                                              depicting a crab beside some reeds, bearing
                                                                              the signature Baishi laoren, two apocryphal
                                                                              seals. (in). Both 102cm (40 1/8in) long x
                                                                              34.5cm (13 1/2in) wide (4).

                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$10,000 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY8,800 - 13,000
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           313                    314                                         A PAINTING OF WHITE MAGNOLIA
                                                                              Signed Yunhua Daoshi, cyclically dated to
                                                                              the Yimao year corresponding to 1918, and
                                                                              of the period
                                                                              Ink and pigment on silk, with calligraphic
                                                                              inscription claiming the painting is in the
                                                                              Song dynasty style, signature and seal of
                                                                              the artist, framed and glazed. The painting,
                                                                              90.5cm (35 5/8in) long x 39cm (15 3/4in)
                                                                              wide (2).

                                                                              £700 - 1,000
                                                                              HK$7,000 - 10,000
                                                                              CNY6,200 - 8,800
                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              William Beatty, Assistant Commissioner,
                                                                              Shanghai Municipal Police, 1919-1928, and
                                                                              thence by descent.

                                                                              William Beatty’s father was a protestant
                                                                              missionary. The family returned to England
                                                                              shortly after the Second World War.

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                                                                              LUIS CHAN (1905-1995)
                                                                              Four figures
                                                                              Gouache on paper, signed, framed and
                                                                              glazed. 30.5cm x 24cm (12in x 9.1/2in)
                                                                              £800 - 1,200
                                                                              HK$8,000 - 12,000
                                                                              CNY7,000 - 11,000



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