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Heading: (Chinese)
Author: **
Title: Album of 15 watercolors on silk, Chinese school
Place: Canton
Publisher:
Date: Late Ching Dynasty [c.1880's]
Item # : 204806
Sale Number   416
Lot Number   27
Sale Name    
Rare Books & Manuscripts
Sale Date   11/19/2009
Price realized   $ 2700
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Description:
Watercolor drawings on silk measuring 10½x8¼, mounted on thick paper album leaves measuring 15x10, folding accordion style, wooden covers; with soft cloth slipcase.
Skillfully executed watercolors, evoking ancestral spirits. Generally these albums were produced in Canton for the export market, most via Canton or Hong Kong.
Condition:
Slipcase faded; leaves split through at folds in a few places; watercolors quite nice.
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