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HUANG JUE.
Interior scenes
ink and colour on paper, two framed works
159 x 46cm. (2)
£800-1,200
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GAI QI (attributed to, 1773-1828)
Lady with flower
Chinese ink and colour on paper, unmounted
signed Gai Qi, dated yihai (1815), with two seals of the artist
50 x 31cm.
£400-600
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UNKNOWN ARTIST
Ladies with Basket
ink and colour on silk, framed
95 x 43cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, acquired in Korea in the third quarter of the 20th Century.
£500-800
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JIANG DEJUN (1934 -)
Landscapes
ink on paper, album of twelve leaves
32 x 23cm.
£200-300
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MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE PAINTINGS: XII to XVII CENTURIES.
Taipei, by Lin Tsiu-sen, 12 pages and 8 colour plates, unbound in a slipcase, 51 x 34.5cm.
£300-500
REPUTEDLY FROM THE LIBRARY OF LAURENCE BINYON (1869-1943) (lot 55).
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THE PAGEANT OF CHINESE PAINTING.
Tokyo, Otsuka-Kogeisha, by Kinjiro Harada, first edition bound in leather, with original cardboard slipcase, 26 x 33 x 11.5cm.
1936.
Provenance: from the library of Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), by repute.
£500-800
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LI XIANGANG (1934 -)
Calligraphy
hanging scroll
178 x 46cm.
£100-200
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TRACKS IN THE SNOW [hong xue yinyuan tu ji]
1847.
Yangzhou, by Lin Qing, numerous folding woodblock print illustrations, 6 volumes in a silk mounted case, 29.5 x 18 x 10cm. (6)
£3,000-5,000
This book is a fine example of a self-published woodblock printed book of the mid Qing period. The six volumes document 240 separate events with accompanying images by Wang Chuquan and other artists. The present expanded edition was compiled posthumously from a lifetime of travel notes from the author Wanyan Lin Qing by his sons Wanyan Chong Shi, and Wanyan Chong Hou, who sourced craftsman in Yangzhou to complete the work as a testament to their father and his work
Wanyan Lin Qing (1791-1846), became Jinshi (highest and final degree in the imperial examination) in the fourteenth year of the Jiaqing period. He served as the Governor of Rivers State of the Jiangnan region for ten years during the Daoguang period and published widely during his own lifetime.
| A FAN ZENG PAINTING FROM THE COLLECTION OF WANG XIAOYU (1977-), INSCRIBED TO PRINCE ANDREW, DUKE OF YORK (lot 58). | |
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FAN ZENG (1938 -)
Warrior on Horseback
ink and colour on paper, unmounted
dated 2011, dedication in pencil to the right bottom corner reading To: Your Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, Duke of York from Beijing Tiger Wang Sino Campus, 70 x 69cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Wang Xiaoyu (1977 -), CEO of SinoCampus Edu; initially intended as a gift to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, but instead gifted to another delegation member of the British delegation to the Secondary Education Committee of the China Education Association for International Exchange, first annual meeting in October 2014.
Literature: Poly Auction, Modern Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy (II), 3 June 2012.
£8,000-12,000
| FOUR 20TH CENTURY WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF HUGH GIBB (1915-1990) (lots 59-62). | Hugh Gibb (1915-1990) first went to the Far East as a journalist for the Sunday Times, but after settling in Hong Kong in 1954 he shifted to documentary film making. His work took him across Japan, the Philippines, China and South East Asia. He collected widely and was a big supporter of young artists working as an adviser to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong branch) and The Oriental Ceramics Society of Hong Kong.
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ANONYMOUS
Bamboo
ink on paper, hanging scroll
119 x 59cm.
Provenance: from the collection of photographer and director Hugh Gibb (1915-1990).
£100-200
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LING WENYUAN (1866-1944)
Sunflowers
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
170 x 47cm.
Provenance: from the collection of photographer and director Hugh Gibb (1915-1990).
£1,000-2,000
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LÜ SHOUKUN (Lui Shou Kwan, 1919-1975)
Abstract Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
46 x 46cm.
Provenance: from the collection of photographer and director Hugh Gibb (1915-1990).
£3,000-5,000
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LÜ SHOUKUN (Lui Shou Kwan, 1919-1975)
Abstract Landscape
ink and colour on paper, unmounted
dated 1969
137 x 69cm.
Provenance: from the collection of photographer and director Hugh Gibb (1915-1990).
£8,000-12,000
| A LUI SHOU KWAN PAINTING ACQUIRED FROM GEOFFREY BARKER BY AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTOR (lot 63). | |
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LÜ SHOUKUN (Lui Shou Kwan, 1919-1975)
Abstract Landscape
Chinese ink and colour on paper, framed painting
signed Lu Shoukun, with one seal of the artist
47 x 37cm.
Provenance: English private collection, acquired from Geoffrey Barker.
£2,000-3,000
| A LUI SHOU KWAN WORK FROM A BRAZILIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION (lot 64). | |
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LÜ SHOUKUN (Lui Shou Kwan, 1919-1975)
Grapes
ink and colour on paper, unmounted
45 x 47cm.
Provenance: Brazilian private collection, acquired at the 8th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil in 1965.
£2,000-3,000
| A LUIS CHAN WORK ACQUIRED FROM THE ARTIST BY AN ENGLISH COLLECTOR (lot 65). | |
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CHEN FUSHAN (Luis Chan, 1905-1995)
Ladies.
ink and colour on paper, framed
18 x 20.5cm.
Provenance: English private collection, acquired directly from the artist in Hong Kong circa 1986.
£2,000-3,000
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ZHONG SIBIN (Cheong Soo Pieng, 1917-1983)
Boats on the Water
ink and colour on paper, framed
signed Soo Pieng, dated 1961
43.5 x 62.5cm
£3,000-5,000
| A LO CH'ING WORK ACQUIRED FROM THE ARTIST BY GORDON ALDRICK (lot 67). | |
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LUO QING (Lo Ch'ing, 1948 -)
Street View
ink and colour on paper hanging scroll
101 x 34.5cm.
Provenance: Gordon Aldrick collection, acquired directly from the artist.
£2,000-3,000
| TWO HSIUNG PING-MING WORKS FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION (lots 68-69). | |
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XIONG BINGMING (Hsiung Ping-Ming, 1922-2002)
Snow Scene
ink on paper, framed
dated and signed 4.2.1963 Ping Ming
30.5 x 22cm.
Provenance: English Private Collection.
£2,000-3,000
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XIONG BINGMING (Hsiung Ping-Ming, 1922-2002)
Dressing Table
woodblock print on red paper, framed
20.5 x 14.3cm.
Provenance: English Private Collection.
£300-500
| AN IMPORTANT DAI XI PAINTING FORMERLY PART OF THE LATE IMPERIAL COLLECTION (lot 70). | |
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DAI XI (1801-1860)
Landscape
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
signed chunshi Dai Xi, with two artist seals, and three collector's seal
titleslip by Shen Yilin, signed beiping Shen Yilin, with one seal.
with fourteen colophons:
Prince Gong (1833-1898), signed Gong Qinwang, with three seals;
Duan Fang (1861-1911), dated Guangxu Sanshisinian Liuyue (1908), with one seal;
Miao Quansun (1814-1919), dated Guangxu Sanshiernian (1906), signed Xiaoshan Miao Quansun, with one seal;
Lin Shu (1852-1924), signed Qinnan Lin Shu, with one seal;
Xu Shuming (1824-1900), dated Jihai Chun(1899), signed Shouheng, with one seal;
Wen Tingshi (1856-1904), signed Daoxi Wen Tingshi, with one seal;
Yu Yue (1821-1907), dated Jiachen Qiuyue (1904), signed Quyuan Yu Yue, with one seal;
Fu Zengxiang (1872-1949), dated Gengzi Qiuri (1900), signed Huanshu Fu Zengxiang, with one seal;
Baozhai, signed Baozhai, with one seal.
Chen Zengshou (1878-1949), dated Guangxu Sanshiyinian Shiyiyue (1905), signed Chen Zengshou, with one seal;
Gu Linshi (1865-1930), signed Linshi, with one seal;
Wu Dacheng (1835-1902), signed Qingqing Wu Dacheng, with one seal;
Liantan, signed Liantan, with one seal;
Shao Songnian (1848-1924), signed Boying, with one seal;
the painting 130 x 42cm
including mounting 153 x 59cm
Provenance: Collection of Prince Gong's (1833-1898) Mansion; Collection of Prince Yi's Mansion; Gift from a member of the Imperial family, by repute, thence by descent to the present owner.
£20,000-30,000
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