AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
By International Autograph Auctions
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Jun 7, 2018
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 581:
KANGXI IMPERIAL EDICT: An excellent and rare KangXi scroll painting, being an Imperial Mandarin appointment edict. ...
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Sold for: €5,200
Start price:
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2,300
Estimated price :
€2,300 - €3,400
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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KANGXI IMPERIAL EDICT: An excellent and rare KangXi scroll painting, being an Imperial Mandarin appointment edict. Issued on the 34th year of KangXi (1695), 15th of April. A 107 x 12.5 painting scroll (273 x 32 cm), rare version with hand-drawn dragons hunting the Flaming Pearl, on shantung silk in different colours, pasted on canvas, only used for appointment of highest Grades. Stamped with six Imperial seals, gouache over silk. Refers to General AiXin Jue Luo, Ba Er Tu (1673-1753), 4th son of Prince KangLiang, and his wife. The end piece is missing, overall age wear with tears, very small holes and with edges slightly affected. A very unusual and attractive scroll. G £2000-3000 Provenance, Sophus Black collection. Sophus Black (1882-1960) was a Danish telegraph company executive and art collector. Black worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company in China from 1902 to 1931. He learned the language, lived according to the country«s customs and acquired objects for his extensive collection. Part of his collection is at the National Museum of Denmark.
