Asian Art I - 13th November 2013
Lot 42
Four rare Chinese iron pictures
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3400
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Description
Four rare Chinese iron pictures, tiehua early 18th century, each divided into three panels, one depicting a landscape scene with small figures and huts, the other panels with peony, lotus, bamboo and other plants, each within a hardwood frame, 122.2cm x 29.2cm. (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 鐵花山水掛屏 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