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2. An album leaf China 19th Century watercolour and gold Painting size 9 1/8” x 6 ¼” (23 x 16 cm) |
The mildly erotic painting depicting a board game in which the male protagonist simultaneously plays with the foot of his female opponent, while surreptitiously holding the hand of a female onlooker. The painting shows the lady player seated on a ‘rustic’ chair, while the gentleman is seated on an ‘official’s cap’ chair. The whole scene takes place within a garden pavilion, with summertime chrysanthemums blooming in the rocky garden outside the window. The page is laid with a silk brocade mount. |