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AN APRICOT GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL ATTRIBUTED TO YOUQUA (ACT. 1840-1870)
19th century Interior portraits
Woven with numerous boys at play and at leisurely pursuits in Oil on canvas, giltwood frames, on the back red printed labels
gardens of flowering plants, paulownia trees, magnolia, bamboo and reading Youqua Painter/Old Street No. 34.
rockwork. Each: 23cm (9in) x 27cm (10 5/8in) (2).
213cm x 97cm (83.3/4in x 38.1/4in).
£6,000 - 8,000
£3,000 - 5,000 HK$62,000 - 83,000
HK$31,000 - 52,000 CNY53,000 - 71,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
The artist Youqua had premises at No.34, Old Street, presumably Old
404 China Street, Canton, and also at No.107, Queen’s Road. He and his
A KESI PANEL studio were responsible for a variety of high quality export paintings,
Qing Dynasty including views of Hong Kong harbour and other treaty ports.
Woven with a bird of paradise perched on rockwork, with crane and
other birds in flight, before a fruiting peach tree and flowering peony, Compare with a larger set of four interior scenes by Youqua sold at
on a gilt thread ground, mounted. Christie’s Paris, 20 June 2017, lot 87
126cm x 37cm (49.1/2in x 14.1/2in).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 153