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Madame Sze, wife of the Chinese Minister

Madame Sze, wife of the Chinese Minister
 (c. 1914-1916)

Medium
miniature: watercolour on ivory
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs N. Whitaker, 1962
© the artist's estate
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
miniature: watercolour on ivory
Measurements
(9.5 × 7.7 cm) (image) 9.9 × 7.9 cm (framed)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed in black paint u.r.: J / U / S / T / I / N / E (underlined) / K / O / N / G (underlined / S / I / N / G (underlined)
inscribed in pencil on secondary support: Madame Sze / Wife of / Chinese Minister / (Ch Legalion) / 49 Porthaven Pl, (underlined) / Justine KongSing / 219 Kwpr Rd / Cheslsea (underlined)
Accession Number
437-D5
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs N. Whitaker, 1962
© the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
Chinese (culture or style) hairstyles miniatures (paintings) portrait heads single-sitter portraits three-quarter views women (female humans)

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