Copy Giraffe of Shen Tu

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Copy of vertical painting on silk of a Kirin from Shendu.

Starting price: 25,000 Hong Kong dollars (3200 US dollars)

First line from the right: 瑞應麒麟颂有序并图 (the title)

The auspicious omen qi-lin praises - the preface and the painting.

Second line from the right: 钦惟 (qin wei) Translation: Admire Only .

The third line from the right reads: 皇帝陛下嗣承

Translation: Emperor your majesty succeeds to (This is the beginning of the poem by Shen Du)