£750
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
清 粉彩紅樓夢金陵十二釵人物圖罐
the exterior finely painted with the 'Twelve beauties of Jinling' in the famous novel 'Dream of the Red Chamber', including Lin Daiyu playing musical instrument qin in a pavilion, also Wang Xifen, Xue Baochai, You Erjie, Li Wan, Miaoyu, Xichun, Chiaojie, Shi Xiangyun, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Yuanchuan in a garden setting
Provenance: Private English collection, Surrey