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449 (part lot)

448 449 (part lot)

448 TP 449 TP
ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) ANONYMOUS (19TH/20TH CENTURY)
Garden Scene Extracts from the Classic of Filial Piety
Ink and colour on silk, depicting two gentlemen seated in Ink and pigment on silk, red seals, framed and glazed. Each: 54cm
conversation at a table, surrounded by ladies, male and female (21 1/4in) x 29.5cm (11 5/8in) (8).
attendants, another gentleman arriving in a palanquin, with
bannermen in attendance, all in a pavilion garden, of plantain, pine £3,000 - 4,000
and rockwork, before distant mountains, framed and glazed. 186cm HK$31,000 - 41,000
(73 1/4in) x 54cm (21 1/4in) CNY26,000 - 35,000

£2,000 - 3,000 The Classic of Filial Piety, 孝經 xiaojing, is a Confucian classic treatise
HK$21,000 - 31,000 giving advice on filial piety, that is, how to behave towards a senior
CNY18,000 - 26,000 such as a father, an elder brother, or ruler.

The text was most likely written during the early Han Dynasty and
claims to be a record of a conversation between Confucius and his
student, Zengzi. The text was widely used during later dynasties to
teach young children basic moral messages as they learnt to read.

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 | 169