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Lai Afong (i.e. Lai Ah Fong, Fang Lai, Li Fang, A'Fong Lai)

Gaoming 1838 – 1890 Hong Kong

Woman with lotus feet, Fuzhou. Circa 1870

Vintage. Albumen print. Hand-coloured. 23,2 × 17,6 cm (9 ⅛ × 6 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Lai Afong (i.e. Lai Ah Fong, Fang Lai, Li Fang, A'Fong Lai). Woman with lotus feet, Fuzhou. Circa 1870.

Estimate:

EUR 1,200

 

- 1,600

USD 1,290

 

- 1,720

Sold for:

1,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Summer Auctions 2020

Photography, Thursday, 09.07.2020

Information

Vintage. Albumen print. Hand-coloured. 23,2 × 17,6 cm (9 ⅛ × 6 ⅞ in.). Mounted on original album cardboard (28 x 21,6 cm), thereupon inscribed with brown ink by an unknown hand: "Chinese lady in high life, showing the actual size of foot" as well as numbered in pencil by another hand. On reverse of the cardboard inscribed with brown and blue ink as well as numbered in pencil by various hands.