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(77) One Album of Paintings. Chinese. Bound in wood; inscription incised in cover. The album contains twelve paintings on silk in ink and colors, of which ten are landscape subjects, one a hawk in a tree and one three children playing in a garden, by various paint- ers of the Five dynasties, Sung, Yuan, and Ming periods. Size, 16" x 14 3/8" Purchased from Loon Gui Sai, Peking, while on trip during the Summer of 1909, as per Journal Voucher No. 1 December 1909, for Hex, $250., plus customs, frt., &e. = 125.00 (101) One Album of Paintings. Chinese Bound in beautiful wood. The album contains eight paintings on silk, in colors, of which the first three are of flowers - (one of which includes a bird and one includes four bees), one of a melon with two mice, one of a quail beneath blossoming sprays, one of a black bird resting on a branch, one of two birds on a bamboo limb and one of two birds resting in a tree with red foliage, all painted by Cheo PĂȘ Chu of the Sung dynasty - whose signature appears on the last Picture. Size, 12 1/2" x 10 1/2". Purchased from Riu Gheng Chai, Peking, while on trip during the Summer of 1909, for Mex. $400., plus customs, frt., &c. = 200.00
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