Asian Art I - 22nd May 2013
Lot 204
Four rare Chinese tiehua or iron pictures early 18th century
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £30000
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Description
Four rare Chinese tiehua or iron pictures early 18th century, depicting landscapes containing figures and small huts before mountains, amidst willow, plantain and other leafy trees, each with a hardwood frame, 125cm x 138cm. (4)
Provenance: a private American collection, purchased from the descendants of John Reilly Jr., who acquired them in China c.1925-30.
Exhibited: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 1941, 'Chinese Pictures in Iron - XVIII and XIX Centuries'.
Cf. For reference refer to lot 202.
十八世紀初 鐵花山水四屏
來源:1920-30年代由約翰·瑞利購自中國，之後由美國私人收藏
展覽：1941年十月於美國大都會博物館展出