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29 juin 2021

A wall fresco fragment of two ladies, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

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Lot 525. A wall fresco fragment of two ladies, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 84.5cm (33 1/4in) high x 67cm wide (26 3/8in) wide. Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500Sold for £ 10,200 (€ 11,900). © Bonhams 2001-2021

Depicting two ladies gazing to the right descending a path, with billowing scarves and sleeves, all within a walled garden, framed and glazed.

NoteThe style of the present fresco is inspired by late Tang dynasty temple painting style. This is evident in the treatment of the roundness of the 'melon-seed'-shaped faces and the swirling scarves, giving a dynamism to the work, which was popular amongst builders and decorators of Buddhist temples of the time and continued throughout the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties.

See a related fresco panel with female deities, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 82.

Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 June 2021

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