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Xiao Wen - Painting on silk

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Painting from Xiao Wen. Painting on silk. China. Probably early XXth century as the legend painted had been censored during the Qing dynasty. After 1911 Revolution then. The woman painted is Wang Xifeng a character from the novel " the Dream of the Red...

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Wu Donghuai - Painting on silk

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Wu Donghuai (1853-1904) Painting on silk figuring three scholars sitting, bamboo and small bird. China. XIXth century. 30 cm x 33 cm. Well known Chinese painter in the Fujian province. Nanping city museum holds a collection of his paintings. He is well...

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