Treasured Objects, 20th century - Sotheby's

the painting depicting a view of a stepped display shelf filled with books, archaistic bronzes, vases, scholars' objects and bowls of fruit, inscribed Lang Shining,  with two seals, framed and glazed. Height 49 in., 124.5 cm, Width 96 1/4  in., 244.6 cm. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000 USD

Notes: On the shelves, books are displayed with Chinese antiquities and scholars' objects, showing the high esteem in which books were held and the influence of Confucian thought.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013 - www.sothebys.com