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A PAIR OF LARGE HUANGHUALI COMPOUND CABINETS MANNER OF LIU DU
WITH CHESTS 19th century, Scholar and Lady
Each comprising a smaller top section with two doors, set on a larger Ink and watercolour on silk, bearing signature and two red seals,
cabinet also with two doors opening to reveal two interior drawers framed and glazed.
below a shelf, the doors and drawers set with metal plates and fittings, 123.5cm (48 4/8in) long x 52cm (20 1/2in) wide.
the wood panels with strong grain and ranging in colour from dark-
brown to pale-gold. £2,000 - 3,000
Each 209.6cm (82 1/4in) high x 90cm (35 1/2in) wide x 52cm CNY18,000 - 27,000
(20 1/2in) deep. (4).
十九世紀 劉度（傳） 高士仕女 設色絹本 鏡框
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY72,000 - 110,000 Provenance: an English private collection

黃花梨四件櫃一對 The painting is inscribed: ‘順治乙未秋日，背臨小李將軍大意, 錢塘劉
度’ which may be translated as ‘At the year of Yiwei (1655) during the
Provenance: a Scottish private collection, by repute Shunzhi Emperor’s reign, [I executed this painting] imitating the style
of General Xiaoli (Li Zhaodao 李昭道, 675-758). By Liu Du of Qiantang
來源：據傳為蘇格蘭私人舊藏 (active 1630-1672).

Li Zhaodao was the son of artist and General of the Left Li Sixun
(李思訓, 653-718). Like his father, he also painted blue-and-green
landscapes. He is sometimes therefore, known as Xiao Li (literally;
‘little Li’)’General Li the Younger’. He served as Secretary to the
Heir Apparent. His painting ‘Tang Minghuang’s Journey to Shu’ is
particularly well known.

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