A PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF AN OFFICIAL AND HIS WIFE QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

gouache and watercolor on paper, the husband and wife depicted standing, similarly attired in robes, beads and head wear befitting a high official rank, each in three-quarter view before a balustraded terrace by a lake, a view of an elegant residence in the background amid verdant foliage, giltwood frame (2)

Both paintings are in good overall condition. One has a slight crease in sky causing a loss in pigment, otherewise both with light expected wear to surface and along edges consistent with age.
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A similar painting, perhaps from this same series, from the collection of Mary and George Bloch, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 1st June 2015, lot 216.