SET OF SIX PAINTINGS DEPICTING FAMOUS FIGURES FROM CHINESE HISTORY
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£480
Auction: 13 March 2019 at 10:00 GMT
Description
ink and colour on silk, depicting Duke Yi of Wey (Wei Yi Gong) conferring military ranks to his pet cranes, Zhang Fei fighting Ma Dai, Huang Zhong capturing Mount Tiandang, Zhao Yan pleading for longevity, Guan Yu dreaming about being bitten by a wild boar and Zhang Lu surrendering to Cao Cao, each framed and glazed (6)
Dimensions
largest 32x36cm (sight)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Edinburgh collection.