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EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI (1835-1908)
113 Peony
113 Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
ZUO ZONGTANG (1812-1885) Inscribed and signed yubi (by the Empress Dowager herself), and with four
Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script seals of the artist
Ink on paper, pair of framed calligraphy Dated jiawu year (1894) of Emperor Guangxu’s reign
Signed Zuo Zongtang, with a dedication and two seals of the artist Further inscribed and signed Zhu Yifan (1861-1937), with two seals of his
153.5 x 33.2cm (60⅜ x 13⅛in) each (2) 125.4 x 62.8cm (49⅜ x 24¾in)

HK$30,000 - 50,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
US$3,900 - 6,500 US$1,000 - 1,500
左宗棠 篆書七言聯 水墨紙本 鏡框一對 慈禧 折枝牡丹 設色絹本 立軸 一八九四年作

款識： 款識：
正其誼不謀其利，達於理必明於權。樹堂二兄太守正，左宗棠。 光緒甲午（1894）季春上澣御筆。

鈐印：左宗棠印、大學士章 題識：
庭前芍藥妖無格，池上芙渠淨少情。唯有牡丹真國色，花開時節動京城。
上款：「樹堂」即馮卓懷（1813-1888），字樹堂，晚號暨叟，湖南 臣朱益藩敬書。
長沙人。道光己亥（1839）解元。曾入曾國藩幕，協助湘軍軍務。咸
豐七年（1857）出任四川萬縣知縣，愛民敬事，越三年擢候補知府。 鈐印：翊祐傳昌、養太和、慈溪皇太后御覽之寶、大雅齋
據《清實錄》，同治辛未（1871）仍在任。 （朱）內廷供奉、福田無量
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