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Duke’s of Dorchester posted the top regional Asian art price of the season on May 18 when Wu Guanzhong’s (1919-2010) scroll painting White Birches on Mount Chang Bai (Zhangbai) sold at £500,000 (plus buyer’s premium).

The painting, pictured here with Duke’s saleroom co-ordinator Gemma Meek, had seals suggesting it …

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