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Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.

1 painting : gouache, on canvas laid down on paper ; gouache 31 x 42.7 cm

A Chinese lady in a blue dress, seated, right, looks out of a window at a water-garden, left; trees in blossom in the foreground. Gouache.

A Chinese lady in a red dress, seated indoors, takes a meal from six small bowls; right, two herons look on, hungry for food. Gouache.

A Chinese lady looking at herself in a mirror (right); outside, a water-garden (left). Gouache.

A Chinese lady standing and looking from an open window towards trees in a misty landscape; forgeound, fruit-trees in blossom. Gouache.

A Chinese lady asleep indoors; outside, a maid stands by a willow tree. Gouache.

<p>Right, two birds of paradise (or similar) with multicoloured plumage. Beside the couch are two tiny shoes for bound feet</p>

A Chinese lady in a red dress resting on a couch before an open window; left, a walled garden. Gouache.

A Chinese lady seated leaning on a tea table; right, a water-garden with ducks. Gouache.

A Chinese lady , seated indoors, playing a string instrument at an open window; left, a carved stone wall. Gouache.

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A Chinese lady in a blue dress, seated, right, looks out of a window at a water-garden, left; trees in blossom in the foreground. Gouache.

A Chinese lady in a red dress, seated indoors, takes a meal from six small bowls; right, two herons look on, hungry for food. Gouache.

A Chinese lady looking at herself in a mirror (right); outside, a water-garden (left). Gouache.

A Chinese lady standing and looking from an open window towards trees in a misty landscape; forgeound, fruit-trees in blossom. Gouache.

A Chinese lady asleep indoors; outside, a maid stands by a willow tree. Gouache.

A Chinese lady in a red dress resting on a couch before an open window; left, a walled garden. Gouache.

A Chinese lady seated leaning on a tea table; right, a water-garden with ducks. Gouache.

A Chinese lady , seated indoors, playing a string instrument at an open window; left, a carved stone wall. Gouache.

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A Chinese lady in a blue dress, seated, right, looks out of a window at a water-garden, left; trees in blossom in the foreground. Gouache.

A Chinese lady in a red dress, seated indoors, takes a meal from six small bowls; right, two herons look on, hungry for food. Gouache.

A Chinese lady looking at herself in a mirror (right); outside, a water-garden (left). Gouache.

A Chinese lady standing and looking from an open window towards trees in a misty landscape; forgeound, fruit-trees in blossom. Gouache.

A Chinese lady asleep indoors; outside, a maid stands by a willow tree. Gouache.

A Chinese lady in a red dress resting on a couch before an open window; left, a walled garden. Gouache.

A Chinese lady seated leaning on a tea table; right, a water-garden with ducks. Gouache.

A Chinese lady , seated indoors, playing a string instrument at an open window; left, a carved stone wall. Gouache.

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