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(CHINA)
Group of 9 compelling scenes of Peking,
including “Entrance toTemple ‘Pi-yuen tsue’,”
“Palace grounds and the city wall,” “Walls of
City with Guard house,” “Altar of Heaven,”
“View of ‘Yuen-ming-yuen’” Imperial Summer
Palace,” “Bridge at ‘Yuen-ming-yuen’” and
more. Albumen prints, each approximately
8
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x10
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4
inches (21x27.3 cm.), one vignetted,
each on the original mounts with a caption and
date, and some with a number, in ink, on mount
recto. 1860
[3,000/4,500]
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CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI
(1908-2004)
“Eunuch of the Imperial Court, Peking,China.”
Silver print, 14
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4
x9
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2
inches (36.2x24.1 cm.),
with Cartier-Bresson’s signature, in ink, on recto.
1948; printed 1980s
[4,000/6,000]
Henri Cartier-Bresson:The Man,The Image &The
World, 286.
Public Auction Sale 2257 Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:00 p.m.
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