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413 Y
A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF
DAOIST IMMORTALS
19th century
Finely painted depicting the Immortal Zhongli
Quan on a raft and possibly the Immortal He
Xiangu flying on the back of a crane, crossing
the billowing sea to reach the mythical island
of Penglai with a palace in the background,
all within a hongmu frame. 43.7cm (17 1/4in)
high x 64.5cm (25 3/8) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000 413
Provenance
James Basil Wilson and Julia Wilson, and
thence by descent

414
TWO REVERSE GLASS PAINTINGS
20th century
One depicting two court ladies in a shallow
carved trunk boat in a river and mountain
landscape, the other with two ladies on a
river shore carrying baskets of flowers on a
stick, framed.
61cm (24in) high x 90cm (35 1/2in) wide (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$13,000 - 17,000
CNY12,000 - 15,000

414

415 Y
A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF A
RECLINING LADY
19th century
Finely painted depicting a lady reclining, with
an open book before her, and her clothes
hanging above her in her boudoir, her clothes
exquisitely detailed in gold, all within a
hongmu wood frame. 34cm (13 3/8in) high x
49cm (19 1/4) wide

£500 - 800
HK$4,200 - 6,800
CNY3,900 - 6,200
To be sold without reserve
Provenance
James Basil Wilson and Julia Wilson, and
thence by descent.
415

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