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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 608

A PO LYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENT, MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD

A POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENT
MING DYNASTY
明 灰泥彩繪天女圖壁畫殘部

the rectangular panel painted with two celestial maidens, both with serene downcast expressions, adorned in flowing robes and
elaborate headdresses, one holding up a vase tied with a sash containing branches of peony, painted in polychrome pigments with
the details gilded and picked out in gesso relief, framed

Height 26 in., 66 cm; Width 16⅜ in., 41.5 cm

Provenance
English Private Collection, acquired between 1961 and 1984, and thence by descent.

來源
英國私人收藏，購於1961至1984年之間，此後家族傳承

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