1871 - 1908
Chinese
Two Works
ink and colour on silk
16 x 11 1/2 in, 40.6 x 29.2 cm
a ) Birds and Rockery
Attributed to the Emperor Guangxu
1871 - 1908
Chinese
ink and colour on silk
Signed by Wu Shijian and dated to the wuxu year of the Guangxu reign (1898)
16 x 11 1/2 in, 40.6 x 29.2 cm
b ) Birds and Rockery
Attributed to the Emperor Guangxu
1871 - 1908
Chinese
ink and colour on silk
Signed by Xu Qi and dated to the wuxu year of the Guangxu reign (1898)
16 x 11 1/2 in, 40.6 x 29.2 cm
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 CAD
Sold for: $3,750
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PROVENANCE
Collection of Margaret "Marnie" Copland (1905 - 1995)
By descent within the family to the present Private Collection, Ontario
Margaret "Marnie" Copland was born in in 1905, in Changde, Hunan Province to a missionary family. She was fluent in Chinese and was immersed in Chinese culture. She married the Canadian Missionary and Presbyterian minister Rev. E. Bruce Copland (1901-1989) and together they lived in China at various times until the end of the Second World War. These paintings were reputedly acquired from a Chinese soldier in 1920 Beijing. Marnie Copland wrote about her experiences in China in her 1980 autobiography 'Moon Cakes and Maple Sugar' .
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