late Qing dynasty, depicting large garden scene with birds among flowering branches, ink and watercolor on silk, with two red seals, mounted on silk brocade lined paper backing, image 71 x 41 in., sheet overall 83 x 47 in., with extra brocade strip and mounting apparatus
Provenance: Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
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Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
heavy toning and some fading throughout, several handling creases and some warping to paper backing, some staining to silk brocade, plastic wrap over backing at edges
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