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A CHINESE PAINTING OF A MAIDEN HOLDING A FAN
19TH CENTURY
ink and colour on paper, the demure figure with a gently flushed face, her styled chignon decorated with numerous auspicious items, including elaborate phoenix, crane and butterfly ornaments, she wears bejeweled drop earrings upon her earlobes, and jade bracelets and rings upon her dainty fingers and hands, with elongated nails, as she cools herself with a large circular fan painted with a peony, the 'queen' of flowers, alluding to the maiden's natural beauty. She stands at a window with a bamboo rail, gazing at an unseen landscape, while voyeuristically, the viewer gazes upon her. The roundness of the fan, reflected again in the circular form of the window providing a pleasing overall symmetry; framed
Unframed measurements: 48.5 x 84cm
Sold for $1,300
Lot 154
19TH CENTURY
ink and colour on paper, the demure figure with a gently flushed face, her styled chignon decorated with numerous auspicious items, including elaborate phoenix, crane and butterfly ornaments, she wears bejeweled drop earrings upon her earlobes, and jade bracelets and rings upon her dainty fingers and hands, with elongated nails, as she cools herself with a large circular fan painted with a peony, the 'queen' of flowers, alluding to the maiden's natural beauty. She stands at a window with a bamboo rail, gazing at an unseen landscape, while voyeuristically, the viewer gazes upon her. The roundness of the fan, reflected again in the circular form of the window providing a pleasing overall symmetry; framed
Unframed measurements: 48.5 x 84cm
Estimate $1,500 - $2,600
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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