The silk bird paintings were commissioned by a Chinese emperor in 1721 and had remained in the Far East for almost 200 years until they were acquired by a British army major serving in the First ...

I hope the next owner cherishes them as my family has." The remarkable sets are of Imperial Chinese bird paintings, commissioned by Emperor Kangxi (1661-1722). The artworks, originally part of an ...

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