Asian Art I - 13th November 2013
Lot 41
Four rare Chinese iron pictures
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3500
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Description
Four rare Chinese iron pictures, tiehua early 18th century, representing the Four Gentleman among Flowers with orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and prunus issuing from the base and extending upwards, each within a hardwood frame, 131cm x 37cm. (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 38.
十八世紀初 鐵花四君子掛屏 一組四件
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