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           IN THE MANNER OF LAN YING         AFTER QIU YING (QING DYNASTY)    IN THE MANNER OF GAI QI
           (QING DYNASTY)                    The Eight Immortals and Shoulao Greet the   (19TH/20TH CENTURY)
           Snowy Peaks                       Queen Mother of the West         Lady Immortal and attendant after Li Gonglin
           Ink and pigment on silk, inscribed with   Ink and pigment on silk, mounted as a   Ink and pigment on paper, inscribed with title,
           title, bearing signature and two red seals,   hanging scroll, bearing signature and red seal   bearing date, signature and two red seals,
           mounted, framed and glazed. 106.5cm (41   within a double gourd. 127cm (50in) x 63cm   mounted as a hanging scroll. 122.5cm (44
           7/8in) x 32cm (12 5/8in)          (24 3/4in)                       1/4in) x 38cm (15in)

           £2,000 - 3,000                    £2,500 - 3,000                   £1,500 - 2,000
           CNY18,000 - 26,000                CNY22,000 - 26,000               CNY13,000 - 18,000
           HK$19,000 - 29,000                HK$24,000 - 29,000               HK$15,000 - 19,000

           Provenance: from the collection of the late                        The inscription reading:
           Donald Black.                                                      丙戌年嘉平月中浣撫 李龍眠筆
                                                                              In Imitation of Li Gonglin
           Donald Black was a renowned Jockey                                 Dated 1826
           champion in Hong Kong in the mid-20th                              玉壺山人 改琦 ‘Yuhu shanren’ Gai Qi
           century. He moved to Hong Kong after the                           (1774–1829)
           Second World War, following his service
           in the British Navy, stationed off India. As
           an accountant he was a partner with Peat,
           Marwick, Mitchell & Co, until his retirement in
           1962, when he returned to Great Britain.

           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  |  95
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