PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A COURTESAN
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£5,500
Auction: 8 November 2017 at 17:00 GMT
Description
oil on canvas, each depicting a young lady seated wearing a pale blue embroidered robe, with one hand clasped supporting her chin, the other holding a sprig of flowers in the first portrait and a beaded bracelet in the second, the body leaning against an elaborately carved zitan table with inset dreamstone panel, the face with a contemplative expression (2)
Dimensions
73x51cm (overall)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection. For more information, please see lot 183.