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39. [[note]] B.F 150.00 [[/note]] 113. (Bahr No. 75) [[strikethrough]] One Panel, by an Unknown Artist. Yuan. Chinese. Rejected #9 [[strikethrough]] [[stamp]] Reserved [[/stamp]] [[/strikethrough]] [[note]] Wedding gift to Miss Edith Wesson Seyburn Jan 10 - 1919. [[/note]]Painted on fan-shaped silk in ink and tints. A bird at rest with wings upraised, surrounded by delicate water grasses - light colored feathers under wings. Unsigned. Height, 8 1/4". Width, 8 7/16". Purchased from A.W Bahr, London, U.T. Co's. Voucher #34 January,1915, $25.00 [[checkmark]] [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] 114. (Bahr No.75) One Panel, by Sung. Chinese. [[note]] Wedding gift to Miss Ida Frankl (Mrs Dr Defnet) Dec 1917 [[/note]] Painted on fan-shaped silk in delicate colors. A landscape minutely drawn, in which several buildings appear amidst trees and rocky ledges at the left; a lake and one sailboat at the right; high mountains and pine trees in mist, make up the background. Considerably damaged. Without signature or seal. Height, 9 3/8". Width 10 1/4" Purchased from A.W. Bahr, London, U.T. Co's. Voucher #34, January, 1915, $25.00 [[checkmark]] [[/strikethrough]] [[note]] 15.9 [[/note]] 115. (Bahr No. 75) One Panel, by an Unknown Artist. Sung. Chinese. [[stamp]] Smithsonian .113 [[/stamp]] Painted on fan-shaped silk in ink and delicate colors. A finely drawn landscape, at the right a group of buildings, a clump of bamboos and two large pine trees; a stream of water crosses the composition diagonally - in the distance, high Mountains. A noticeable vertical break in the center of the silk. Without signature or seal. Height, 8 5/8". Width, 9 7/8". Purchased from A.W. Bahr, London, U.T. Co's Voucher #34 January, 1915, [[checkmark]] $50.00 [[note]] fo'd 250.00 [[/note]]
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Left justify. Transcribe as continuous text. Acknowledge stamps and notes. Avoid misreading. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2025-07-07 14:46:43 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2025-07-09 16:21:59 From this point on, the B.F (brought forward) becomes B.7 or B7
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