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PRINCE GONG (YIXIN, 1833-1898)
Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink and gold-flecked paper,
with one dedication, signed Gong qinwang with one
seal reading huang liu zi heshuo Gong qinwang yin.
122 1/4 x 18 3/4in (310.5 x 47.6cm) each (2).
US$8,000 - 12,000
恭親王 楷書八言聯 水墨洒金紙 立軸一對
The couplet was dedicated to Zhonghua, who could
be Ronglu (荣禄, 1836-1903), the grandfather of the
last emperor Puyi, who served important civil and
military positions at the Qing court. During the first
Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895), both Ronglu and
Prince Gong were charge of military affairs, along
with Prince Qing, Yikuang (1838-1917).
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