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A SET OF EIGHT GOUACHE PAINTINGS OF FEMALE A SET OF FOUR GOUACHE PAINTINGS OF FEMALE
MUSICIANS MUSICIANS
Late 18th century 19th century
Gouache on paper, the album of eight leaves depicting a female Gouache on paper, the album of four leaves depicting a finely-dressed
musician playing an instrument each, all elegantly dressed and wearing young musician with wrapped feet playing an instrument by a table
delicate jewellery, the instruments including bronze bells, ‘moon’ zither, displayed with flower arrangement and antiques, the instruments
flute, clipper boards, hand drum, large cymbals, medium symbols, including shiluojia (ten-position frame with bronze gongs), shouluo
small gong, framed and glazed. (hand gong), long horn, suona (short horn), framed and glazed.
40.3cm (15 3/4in) high x 29.6cm (11 1/2in) wide. (8). 15.5cm (6in) wide x 22cm (8 1/2in) high. (4).

HKD80,000 - 120,000 HKD40,000 - 60,000
US$10,000 - 15,000 US$5,100 - 7,700
十八世紀晚期 外銷水粉仕女奏樂圖冊 一組八幅 十九世紀 水粉畫仕女奏樂圖冊 一組四幅

This album was produced for the European market, which emphasises 水粉紙本，每幅繪仕女演奏一種樂器，仕女衣著華美，頭戴珠玉寶釵，
some exotic features of Chinese women in Western eyes, such as 三寸金蓮露於裙下，樂器有十鑼架，手鑼，長號及嗩吶，每幅仕女皆倚
the wrapped small feet as well as the musical instruments they play. 桌而坐，桌有黑色條案，香妃竹圓臺，綠色條案，及香妃竹邊桌，桌上陳
In Chinese gentlemen’s gatherings, educated female attendants or 古玩、插花。
sometimes courtesans, playing instruments or singing, is an integral
part of the entertainment.

水粉紙本，一組八頁，每頁繪華服小腳仕女演奏一種樂器，計有吹管、月
琴、大鏜、中鏜、手鑼、手鼓、拍板、銅鈴。

此組外銷畫特意強調西人眼中的東方特色，如三寸金蓮，乃至圖中樂
器、服飾等等。中式文人聚會時常也有女性身影，多作為陪侍，演奏樂器
或低吟淺唱，增進氛圍。