- 486
CHINESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800 AN IMPERIAL AUDIENCE
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Ink and paper
watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, depicting an Imperial audience given by the Jiaqing Emperor
Condition
Examined in the frame: the painting is in good overall condition with the exception of the border, this has been fixed to the backing and the weight of the painting has created tears which slightly encroach into the painted area to the top left edge (28cm), to the top left side (6cm), two (3cm) vertical tears to the middle of the top edge, a diagonal (8cm) tear to the bottom left edge, a (3cm) diagonal tear at the top right edge and a (6cm) tear to the bottom right edge and bottom right side. There is some rubbing to the blue pigent along the middle and right side of the roof line (visible in the catalogue illustration at the top right corner) and some rubbing to the blue sky at the middle left side. It should be noted that the colours are more vibrant than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
See another sold in these rooms, 13 July 2005, lot 262. For a similar painting in the collection of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, see M. Jourdain and R. Soame Jenyns, Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, p.99, no.50, where the author notes that the painting was brought back to England in about 1800 by Richard Hill, sometime supercargo of the East India Company.