During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12) court painters utilised a specific set of practices. A dry brush technique was used for drawing mountains – allowing ink to flow freely created space between layers. Equally important was the paper used, which was only accessible by court painters. Our Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction takes place 28–29 November at Christie's Hong Kong. | Christie's

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