Asian Art - 11th November 2009

Lot 230

Two Chinese paintings on silk

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £420

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Description

Two Chinese paintings on silk, one of a praying mantis on flowering tendrils, the other of a blue bird perched on a thorny bush, both with columns of calligraphy, 53cm. Framed and glazed. (2) Provenance: From the collection of Lieutenant Colonel Herbert James Walton (1869-1938), Indian Medical Service.