Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 135
A CHINESE KESI TWO-SIDED PANEL MOUNTED AS A SCREEN QING DYNASTY Depicting figures playing chess
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £450
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Description
A CHINESE KESI TWO-SIDED PANEL MOUNTED AS A SCREEN
QING DYNASTY
Depicting figures playing chess, one in a sampan, another riding an ass and others carrying provisions into a mountain retreat, embroidered on a gold ground, framed and glazed, mounted as a screen, 161cm. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in Shanghai c.1927.