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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1619

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
3 Candareens, 'Setting X'
3ca. vermilion in a vertical strip of three [21/5/24] on piece and cancelled by Peking seal in blue; [24] shows part of the right side margin. A very important setting piece and the largest multiple recorded for this setting

Setting X is well documented by Philip Ireland and James Whang, however, later theories suggest that these are from a later, unknown setting

Sold for
HK$30,000