. Rare and beautiful Oriental art treasures of supreme quality. y blue. Height, 2iyo inches; width, 15% inches. (lUusfrafed in Color) 205—Lady with Rose A young lady of mandarin rank is portrayed at three-quarter length, seated beside a teakwood table, facing thespectator and turned very slightly to her left. With rightelbow resting on the table, she holds in her right hand be-fore her breast a pink rose, and her left hand is raised grace-fully to her head, in the familiar attitude of women puttingimaginary touches to their carefully arranged tresses. Herhead is inclined with a certain wise co
. Rare and beautiful Oriental art treasures of supreme quality. y blue. Height, 2iyo inches; width, 15% inches. (lUusfrafed in Color) 205—Lady with Rose A young lady of mandarin rank is portrayed at three-quarter length, seated beside a teakwood table, facing thespectator and turned very slightly to her left. With rightelbow resting on the table, she holds in her right hand be-fore her breast a pink rose, and her left hand is raised grace-fully to her head, in the familiar attitude of women puttingimaginary touches to their carefully arranged tresses. Herhead is inclined with a certain wise coyness toward the leftshoulder, and her direct gaze and mystical smile have in-spired some admirers to find in her a Celestial Mona wears an inner robe of rich vermilion, and an outermantle of variable blue with turned-back cuffs of the ver-milion hue delicately embroidered. She has one gold andone jade bracelet, and is seen against a background resem-bling a veiled turquoise-blue sky. Height, 251/3 inches; width, lly^ inches. {Illustrated in Color). 206—A European Lady In this painting the Chinese artist has sought to portraya lady of Europe, with interesting results; for while shewears European dress, and the hands are treated in theEuropean manner, it has been impossible for the painterto avoid the celestial suggestion in the face. She is seated,seen at rather more than half length, facing slightly to theright, and she holds in one hand one of the heavy goldwatches of the day, open, and in the other a strange sortof key. Her blue bodice, with low corsage and edged withlace, is laced in a white V down the front, its upper sleevesare short and loose, and from them fluffy pink undersleevesround the elbows and end in flowing lace cuffs. A vermilionscarf which has partly vanished, winding about her waistand over one arm, is effectively completed by the gold back-ground which has been supplied. Height, 17% inches; width, ISi/g inches.
Size: 1349px × 1853px
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidrarebeautifu, bookyear1915
