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37. A cH<strong>in</strong>ese Bone AnD iVorY moDeL of A PLeAsure BoAt<br />

q<strong>in</strong>G DYnAstY, 2nD HALf 19tH centurY<br />

<strong>in</strong>tricately carved and pierced, the upper deck and bow decorated<br />

with polychrome figures, all on a brocade silk stand.<br />

Length: 38cm<br />

38. A cH<strong>in</strong>ese iVorY PortrAit PA<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>G of A euroPeAn LADY<br />

q<strong>in</strong>G DYnAstY, DAteD 1887<br />

With orig<strong>in</strong>al fitted brocade box<br />

bear<strong>in</strong>g a paper label with the name Yee<br />

Cheong <strong>in</strong>scribed <strong>in</strong> red <strong>in</strong>k ‘Hong Kong<br />

August 1887’ examples of Yee Cheong’s<br />

work (also known as Yee Chung) can be<br />

found <strong>in</strong> the Getty Research <strong>in</strong>stitute,<br />

Los Angeles, 2003 R.22.11 where it<br />

is recorded that he was a pa<strong>in</strong>ter active<br />

<strong>in</strong> shanghai, Hong Kong and Fujian<br />

and shows a portrait of a boy <strong>in</strong><br />

watercolour on ivory.<br />

Dimensions: 18.5cm x 14.5cm

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