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Mai Trung Thứ
Le thé (Tea)
Estimate
HK$180,000 - 280,000
€20,300 - 31,500
$23,100 - 35,900
Sold For
HK$437,500
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Lot Details
signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1962[in Chinese]’ with one seal of the artist, upper left
ink and colour on silk
40.5 x 27.5 cm. (15 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1962.
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Mai Trung Thứ
Vietnamese-French
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