Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale will offer the Imperial Nian Rebellion Battle Painting ‘Siege of Pingyu,’ by Qingkuang et al, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period on Mar 23. It comes from a set of 67 paintings, of which only a very small number have survived making this example extremely rare. The painting depicts the siege and regaining of the fortified city of Pingyu which is being attacked by mounted Qing troops. The auction will also offer a number of jades from the collection of Robert Elliot Tod, including a very rare and carved ‘Hundred Boys’ Celadon Jade Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
