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1159(1574582)
A print of map over the Summer Palace, Qing dynasty.
Hammer price
4 000SEK
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK

Depicting a view of the Yihe Yuan or Summer Palace, the perspective taken looking to the West showing Kunming Lake with the Island of the Dragon King and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge on the left, the right hand side depicting the Longevity Hill with the Palace complex dominated by the octagonal Tower of Buddhist Incense, the foreground with the well-known massive bronze sculpture of an ox, the middle background with the Jade Spring Hill with the seven-tiered pagoda and further buildings, before the Western Hills. Image 53,5 x 77,5 cm.

Not examined out of frame. Yellowed.

Provenance

From the collection of Swedish telegraph operator Andreas Hansen Eriksen (1869-1953). He was stationed for GN Nord in Shanghai in 1897 and as manager 1901-1913, after which he worked for the Chinese authorities until 1927, thence by descent within the family.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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