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LATE QING DYNASTY
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Two Chinese erotic paintings
Late Qing dynasty
Ink and colour on silk, depicting amorous couples, the first in an outdoor settting, the second by a screen in an interior
19.6 x 10.2 cm.; 27.5 x 21 cm. (2)
Late Qing dynasty
Ink and colour on silk, depicting amorous couples, the first in an outdoor settting, the second by a screen in an interior
19.6 x 10.2 cm.; 27.5 x 21 cm. (2)
Literature
The first painting illustrated in Bertholet, Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China from the Bertholet Collection, p. 40
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