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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTION
1256 PROVENANCE:
A COMPLETE SET OF TWENTY-FOUR RICE CULTIVATION By repute, acquired by Sir William Adamson, C.M.G. (1832-1917) in the mid-
‘TILLING AND WEAVING’ PAINTINGS, GENGZHI TU 19th century when working in Singapore, and then by descent. Sir William
19TH CENTURY recommended Anna Leonowens to King Mongkut of Siam, who became
governess to the royal children in the Court of Siam in 1862.
清十九世紀 耕織圖一組二十四張
來源：蘇格蘭私人珍藏，據傳為William Adamson,
Ink and colour on silk. C.M.G.爵士(1832-1917)於十九世紀購自新加坡, 由家族珍
Each painting depicts fgures at various stages of rice cultivation and is 藏至今
accompanied by a description of the scene.
The paintings, 8√ in. x 8æ in. (22.5 cm. x 22.2 cm.), mounted on card (24)
£4,000-6,000 $6,100-9,100
€5,500-8,100
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