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Chinese costume--Zhian Renjing.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- An album of Chinese costume figures in silk and paper relief. (Shanghai, 13th year of Guangxu, [1887])
- paper
Folio (368 x 258mm.), 32 figures in silk and hand-painted paper relief, Chinese captions in ink, occasional additional captions in English in pencil, each mounted on paper, bound concertina-style within green silk mounts, green painted (?bamboo) boards, some light browning and spotting, some wear and fading to silk edges, binding rubbed
Provenance
George Herbert Moule (pencil note in the margin of the first subject “from his dear Chinese friend Li Ling-Sang” and a paper label on the upper cover “G.H.M. brought home in 1889”)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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
The figures represent Chinese society, professions, trades, and deities, including high-ranking officials, a tea-picker, an opium smoker, a woman spinning, another feeding silk worms, a condemned prisoner, a fisherman, a fortune teller, a monk, a mandarin and a bride and bridegroom. Some of the figures are accompanied with a banner or colophon providing the name of the maker and date, as well as the name of some of the people represented. Such albums were produced as souvenirs for foreigners living in Shanghai.