Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24th May 2023
Lot 415
ANONYMOUS (QING DYNASTY)
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
ANONYMOUS (QING DYNASTY)
A LEOPARD AND A PAIR OF MAGPIES
A large Chinese painting, ink and colour on silk, depicting a spotted leopard amidst millet and foliage looking up towards a pair of magpies in flight, framed and glazed, 213cm high, 114cm wide.
Provenance: from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 1871-1949.
In Chinese art, the leopard bao, and magpie xique, form a homophone which indicates an announcement of good tidings. One can find this iconography in Korean art, but the meaning is different because the spotted leopard in Korea is recognised as a tiger.
佚名（清） 報喜圖
設色絹本 鏡框
來源：Adolphe Stoclet (斯托克萊1871-1949）收藏。