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                                                                              CHINESE SCHOOL (18TH/19TH
                                                                              CENTURY)
                                                                              Various Subjects
                                                                              Comprising: a gouache of four figures, one
                                                                              holding a candle; three pith paper paintings
                                                                              of animals in rocky landscapes; a study of a
                                                                              junk and a seated gentleman; a drawing of a
                                                                              luohan; a study of butterflies and peonies; a
                                                                              gouache of a lady and gentleman seated at a
                                                                              table at leisure; and a gouache of an elegant
                                                                              lady holding a pipe, all framed and glazed.
                                                                              The largest: 35cm (13 3/4in) high x 46cm (18
                                                                              1/8in) wide (10).

                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$9,700 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY8,500 - 13,000

                                                                              The Property of a Lady and Gentleman
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                                                                              TRADES OF CHINA, FOURTEEN
                                                                              GOUACHE PAINTINGS IN A EUROPEAN
                                                                              EMBOSSED LEATHER ALBUM
                                                                              19th century
                                                                              Gouache on paper, depicting a variety of
                                                                              street vendors and craftsmen, frontispiece
                                                                              inscribed ‘Collection of Drawings Illustrating
                                                                              The Trades of China by Artists of that Nation’.
                                                                              Each painted leaf approx. 29cm (11 1/2in)
                                                                              square.
                                                                              £800 - 1,200
                                                                              HK$7,800 - 12,000
                                                                              CNY6,800 - 10,000
                                                                              The Property of a Lady and Gentleman
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