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PROPERTY FROm A PRIVATE COLLECTION
119
a Set of SiX rice paper
paintingS of ladieS in
interior SettingS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Framed in two sets of three.
Including frame: 49 in. (124.5 cm.) high,
18 Ω in. (47 cm.) wide, mounted in wood and
glazed (6)
hK$20,000-40,000
US$2,600-5,100

Also known as ‘pith paper’ paintings,
these Chinese watercolours made for a
Western audience featured subjects such
as flowers, insects, manufacturing and
farming, as well as figures. The quality
and detail of the paintings produced was
greatly varied, but it is unusual to find
paintings of ladies in interior settings
with furniture in situ rather than against a
plain background. Of particular note is the
depiction of a variety of wood furniture in
the paintings, providing precious materials
for the study of Chinese furniture.
清十九世紀
硬木嵌通草畫仕女圖掛屏六幅兩屏
鏡框
本拍品細巧描繪中國清代家具，樣式精緻繁
多，實為非常珍貴的家具研究史料。

119
ANOTHER PROPERTY
D 120
a hardWood Scroll-form
Stepped Stand
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide
hK$20,000-30,000
US$2,600-3,800
provenance
An Asian private collection
Carved from a single piece of
hardwood, this type of display stand
demands the use of quality, seasoned
timber, and is expertly worked to the
current elegant form.
清 硬木回紋座 120
來源
亞洲私人珍藏
座子原木整挖，對木材紋理工藝要求極高。