AN UNUSUAL CHINESE PAINTED GILT-WOOD 'HANLIN ACADEMY' PANEL

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE PAINTED GILT-WOOD 'HANLIN ACADEMY' PANEL
TONGZHI 1862-74

The rectangular plaque decorated with four scaly dragons amidst swirling clouds, inscribed qin ci hanlin yuan jian tao, dated xinwei year corresponding to 1871, presented to the Imperial official Zhong Yanlin from the Hanlin Academy, 70cm x 40cm.

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注：本拍品不設底價。

Provenance: from a British collection, Kent.