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Accession number
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0000-1072-0-PF
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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This photorealistic charcoal portrait depicts an elderly woman facing the viewer. The subject is dressed in white robes and her grey hair is combed back neatly. Gradual, smoothly blended tonal gradations create an effect of soft focus, lending the image an auratic character.
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Inscriptions
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A label bearing the name of the artist's portrait studio (惠民畫像室) and the text "created by Chang Sae-tang" (เขียนโดยนายจ่าง แซ่ตั๊ง) is affixed at the bottom right corner of the drawing.
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Condition
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Discolouration. Tide line along the bottom edge. Tear and insect damage along the top edge. Tape marks on the back. White spots within the image. Could be mould. Edges of the frame are chipped.
