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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 清乾隆 御筆「朗照」郎世寧繪乾隆肖像與
AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE 董邦達、鄒一桂、錢維城、丁觀鵬畫印合璧
IMPERIAL ALBUM COMPRISING A PORTRAIT 「鑑古席珍」冊
OF EMPEROR QIANLONG BY GIUSEPPE 聖容據錄或在乾隆二十一年十二月二十七日
CASTIGLIONE (LANG SHINING), IMPERIAL
INSCRIPTIONS AND COURT PAINTINGS BY 前繪成
DONG BANGDA, ZOU YIGUI, QIAN WEICHENG, 設色紙本 推蓬裝冊頁
DING GUANPENG, AND SEAL IMPRESSIONS,
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 鈐印：《太上皇帝之寶》、《八徵耄念之寶》、《五
福五代堂古稀天子寶》
the portrait possibly completed by the 27th day of the
12th month in the 21st year of the Qianlong period (15th 來源：
February 1757) according to Qing court record 前法國總統保羅．杜美（1857-1932年）收藏，二十
ink and colour on yellow paper, comprising nine double 世紀初入藏
pages between burlwood covers of a warm brown tone 巴黎佳士得2005年11月22日，編號147
displaying attractive mottled grain, the front cover incised
with the title Jian gu xi zhen [Ancient treasures reflecting the 香港蘇富比2007年10月9日，編號1305
past], the first, second and ninth double-pages each with
an imperial seal mark to the centre, the third double-page
with the two characters lang and zhao (‘perfect brilliance’)
on sutra paper, above a roundel portrait of the Qianlong
Emperor with three seal impressions, the remaining pages
each superbly painted in meticulous detail with landscape
or figure scenes, accompanied by eight corresponding seal
marks each with their transliterations in calligraphy, the
eighth double-page inscribed by His Majesty with an imperial
poem to the top, and a long postface neatly written in regular
script to the bottom, set fitted in a later wood box carved in
relief with dragon writhing amongst clouds and gilt-incised
with the title of the album, and a folding hard-board brocade
box
18.5 by 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Doumer (1857-1932), former French
president, acquired in the early 20th century.
Christie’s Paris, 22nd November 2005, lot 147.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9th October 2007, lot 1305.

HK$ 50,000,000-70,000,000
US$ 6,400,000-8,950,000