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A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTING A FINE REVERSE-MIRROR PAINTING OF A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTING
18th/19th Century THE QUEEN MOTHER OF THE WEST 18th/19th century
Ink and colour on paper, depicting a domestic 18th century Gouache and ink on paper, depicting a court
family scene with a gentleman seated on Delicately painted in pastel hues with an scene, with card mount.
rockwork in a riverside pavilion garden, image of a robed lady, probably the Daoist 45.5cm (18in) x 37cm (14 1/2in)
amongst willow, pine and paulownia, a lady Immortal Xiwangmu, holding a flower basket
and two children to the interior, before tables with a large spotted deer to the foreground, £800 - 1,200
adorned with vases of flowers, dishes of fruit reserved on a background of silvered mirror, CNY7,700 - 12,000
and decorative objects, framed and glazed. framed. HK$9,400 - 14,000
61.5cm x 112.5cm (24.1/4in x 44.1/4in). 34cm (13 3/8in) x 41cm (16 1/8in)

£800 - 1,200 £3,000 - 4,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000 CNY29,000 - 39,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000 HK$35,000 - 47,000

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