Lot 2
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GAN TIANCHONG (ACTIVE 2ND HALF 18TH CENTURY) LOTUS AND BIRD

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

ink on paper, hanging scroll



Signed Tianchong and with two seals of the artist

Literature

Ch'eng Hsi, A Study of some Ming and Ch'ing Paintings in the Mu-Fei Collection, Hong Kong, 1965, p.59

Condition

Gan Tianchong - illustrated colours are more yellowish than that of the actual piece, the paper colour is actually more greyish. - several small areas of restoration down the length of the painting.
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