A Chinese export painting of a couple taking tea in an interior, Chinese School, circa 1820

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

oil on canvas, painted with a Chinese official and his consort in a traditional Chinese home, both seated in an armchair beside a side table, their hands raised holding up a cup of tea, elegantly attired, he wearing a semi-formal blue robe with rank badge and she a blue robe over a yellow pleated skirt, a female attendant carrying a lacquer box looking through a large window to one side, black lacquer export frame
47.5 x 61.5 cm, 61 x 74.5 cm overall

Provenance

The estate of a former Royal New Zealand Naval Officer, Auckland, New Zealand
Private Collection, Melbourne

Condition Report

The painting has been re-lined on linen and appears to have been professionally restored. There are numerous fine and slightly raised drying cracks throughout which are now stable. It presents well and is in good stable condition.

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