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Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨（梅忠恕） | Instant musical 奏樂

Sold for HK$10,135,000 at Sotheby's on Mar 29, 2025.

Painting of two women in white garments, one playing a stringed instrument.

Lot description

Mai Trung Thu 1906 - 1980 Instant musical signed MAI THU, dated 四十六 and stamped with the artist's seal (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 81.7 by 63.9 cm. 32⅛ by 25⅛ in. Executed in 1946. The present lot will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonné prepared by the artist's daughter, Mai Lan Phuong. ---------------------------------------------- 枚中栨（梅忠恕） 1906 - 1980年奏樂款識 MAI THU，四十六，藝術家鈐印（左下）水墨水粉絹本 81.7 x 63.9 公分 32⅛ x 25⅛ 英寸 1946年作註：此作將收錄於由藝術家女兒Mai Lan Phuong女士正籌備編纂的藝術家全集

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