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Bid 3500.00
No Reserve
07/16 18:12 EDT

Mid-Qing Ancestor Painting
July 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This nine-foot-long Chinese ancestor painting on hemp was commissioned by a grandson in memory of his great grandfather, Wang Wan Yin. It is Taoist in nature. Calligraphy across the top of the painting honors the ancestor as "Official of Heaven." The inscription along one side reads "Respectfully dedicated by an unworthy grandson in memory of his great grandfather Wang Wan Yin." On the opposite side, the date of the painting is shown as a point within the 60 year cycle of the Chinese calendar...
Bid 280.00
No Reserve
04/03 06:35 EDT