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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1534

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
Other Essays
A printed 20 cash essay in a dull rose-red shade (19 x 24 mm) featuring two rather emaciated dragons chasing the Night-shining Pearl and Chinese characters. With small margins and printed on wove paper; there is a light horizontal crease


There is little information known about this design; it appears to have been locally produced. Unique

provenance: Sir Percival David, October 1970

Richard W. Canman, October 1972

Sold for
HK$55,000