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Lot 245
An extraordinary and instructive series of en grisaille Pith Paper Paintings,mid-19th century, each probably after Tinghua, titled and illustrating different street sellers and artisans, including a scroll-seller, a rat-killer, a seller of bronze vessels, a peep show operator, a bookseller and a fortune-teller, each finely delineated and mounted on pale blue paper,25.5 x 16cm approximately, framed and glazed (60)Literature: The image (far right) appears as a silver engraving which is attributed to Tinghua in 'Chinese Export Silver: 1785 to 1885', H A Crosby Forbes, John Devereux Kernan and Ruth S Wilkins, 1975, pl.16, p.37.十九世纪中期 风俗画册 通草纸本 一组六十件
Lot 392
An unusual Cabinet of Curiosities,late 19th century, the rosewood carcass with eight drawers, each applied with menuki cast in bronze with details in gold and silver, and with kiku mon in mother-of-pearl, the base drawer with large swallows and cast bronze ape handle, the doors opening on nine further drawers with a variety of handles,59cm wide27cm deep62.5cm highMost of the ninety-one menuki are gilt bronze, but some could be coins or fixings and some could be made of gold. Whatever they are and whoever put this collection together, they selected each piece with an eye to quality.
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