Sold
$100
Starting Bid: $100
Est.
$200
- $300
Live Auction
Asian Works of Art & Muilti Estate Sale
Description
Chinese, canton style painting of figures ,19/20th C. The first, a "Pork Retailer", depicts a merchant with his pork meat and a hand scale selling his meat to a man in the countryside. The other, "A Spectacle Maker" , shows the inside of a spectacle merchant's store and him interacting with a customer, fitting him with the proper spectacles. Fascinating glimpses into Chinese cultural history in the paintings.
Page: H. 19 "(48.2 cm), W. 15" (38 cm)
Condition: good condition overall for age and use, paper is delicate and has some staining and a tear to a right corner.
Condition
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