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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT
          PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
          ~813
          A KESI PANEL
          LATE QING DYNASTY
          The panel is woven with a bird perched on leafy
          branches bearing composite foral blossoms,
          beside a butterfy, all with outlines in black paint
          and with a silk brocade border.
          42Ω x 19¡ in. (108.2 x 49.4 cm.),
          including hongmu frame

          $1,200-1,800

          PROVENANCE
          J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.

























































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