Asian Art I - 13th November 2013
Lot 39
Three small Chinese iron pictures
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
Three small Chinese iron pictures, tiehua early 18th century, two depicting large lotus flowers and leaves extending upwards, the third a small boat in an extensive river landscape beneath mountains and scrolling clouds, each within a hardwood frame, 90cm x 24.8cm max. (3)
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 38.
十八世紀初 鐵花山水及荷花掛屏 一組三件
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年十月于美國大都會博物館展出