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Anonymous (20th century) In the manner of Yun Shouping Huang Zhongguan (act. 20th early
Ink and pigment on paper, depicting a cat (1633–1690), 20th century century)
eyeing a butterfly and a bird perched on a Flower and birds Imperial Consort, After Tang Yin (1935)
tree, with a three line inscription and two red Ink and pigment on silk, bearing signature Ink and pigment on silk, signed by the artist,
seals. and seals, beside a spurious Qianlong seal; one red seal, framed and glazed.
139cm (54 3/4in) x 36.5cm (14 3/8in) together with two further scrolls: attributed to 64cm (24 1/4in) x 31.5cm (1 4/8in)
Chen Yuanzhang, fish, ink and watercolour on
£500 - 1,000 paper, bearing signature and seal; and Xiaolu, £500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 9,600 HK$6,000 - 12,000 crane and lingzhi, ink and watercolour on CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600
paper, bearing signature and seals.
The first: 176cm(69 1/4in) x 47cm (18 1/2in) The present lot probably depicts 班婕妤
(3). Ban Jieyu (48-6BC), a third-rank consort of
the Western Han Emperor Chengdi. Held
£600 - 800 in history as a model of integrity she once
CNY5,800 - 7,700 HK$7,200 - 9,600 refused to ride in the emperor’s palanquin
fearing she would distract him from important
matters of state. After she failed to produce a
male heir she was eventually abandoned for a
younger dancing girl and later was accused of
witchcraft along with the Empress. Lady Ban
was most famous for composing the poem
‘Song of Resentment’ where she compares
herself to a discarded autumn fan. She
attained lasting fame through inclusion in the
Biographies of Exemplary Women compiled in
18BC by the Confucian scholar Liu Xiang.
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