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CHINESE SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A FIRST RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-EMBELLISHED RED LACQUER DISPLAY
19TH CENTURY CABINET, DUOBAOGE
The sitter wears a scholar's hat, mandarin court necklace and dark blue robes
bearing his badge of office, the red-capped crane rank badge. 18TH CENTURY
15 3/8 in. x 13 in. (40 x 33 cm.), oil on canvas, carved wood frame
The red lacquer cabinet has open shelves of varying sizes, each finely detailed
£6,000-8,000 US$7,700-10,000 to the edges with a design of lotus blooms on scrolling leafy stems in mother-
€6,600-8,800 of-pearl inlay, the black back panels are further embellished in gilt with large
scrolling flower heads.
The sitter bears a striking resemblance to Yeh Ming-Chen (1807-1859), the 65 1/2 in. x 12 5/8 in. x 28 in. (166.5 cm. x 32.2 cm. x 71 cm.)
powerful and charismatic Viceroy of Guandong Province and Commissioner
£20,000-30,000 US$26,000-38,000
at Canton. He wears the crane rank badge, which denotes the highest of the
€22,000-33,000
ten civil official ranks. The portrait may be compared with the oil painitng
of Yeh Ming-Chen from the Kelton Collection sold at Christie's London, 7
November 2019, lot 83. 清十八世紀 朱漆嵌螺鈿多寶格

清十九世紀 中國外銷畫一品文官

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