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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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