XIAO NONG (LATE QING DYNASTY) KINGFISHER AND LOTUS A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, inscribed and signed, dated the Xianfeng xinyou year, with one artist's seal and three collectors' seals, together with a scroll painting of flowers by Su Duoyong, with three artist's seals, 104cm x 29cm max. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
XIAO NONG (LATE QING DYNASTY) KINGFISHER AND LOTUS A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, inscribed and signed, dated the Xianfeng xinyou year, with one artist's seal and three collectors' seals, together with a scroll painting of flowers by Su Duoyong, with three artist's seals, 104cm x 29cm max. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
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