Chinese imperial silk painting sells in Bruges
This Ming ink and colour on silk painting of Shakyamuni Buddha, offered for sale by Rob Michiels (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Bruges on February 15, is thought to be part of an imperial order made in the short reign of Emperor Jingtai (1449-57).
The inscription lower left reads: ‘By imperial order, directed and supervised by the senior eunuch…