Chinese hanging scroll with watercolour portrait and calligraphic inscription.
by THATCHER, Margaret
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Beijing: August, 1987. Conservatism with Chinese characteristics A portrait of Thatcher, titled "The World's Woman of Steel", presented to the Prime Minister by Lin Hanxiong, the Chinese Minister of Construction, during his visit to the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. The artist, Xue Linxing (b.1951), made a similar gift for George H. W. Bush. Despite being a nephew of Lin Biao, Mao's fallen number two, Lin (b. 1929) carved out a political career under Deng Xiaoping, which culminated in a three-year ministerial appointment from 1988 to 1991. Watercolour painting with calligraphic ink inscription on 124 x 65 cm sheet, mounted as 225 x 75 cm hanging scroll with decorative blue paper, manuscript title label on verso. Housed in original card storage box, lid with contemporary manuscript title. Scroll in fine condition with couple of small stains, box lid with several splits.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162835
- Title
- Chinese hanging scroll with watercolour portrait and calligraphic inscription.
- Author
- THATCHER, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Beijing: August
- Date Published
- 1987
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.