Le Pho (1907-2001)
Une tasse de thé (A Cup of Tea)
signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (upper left); inscribed ‘Une tasse de thé’ (on the reverse)
ink and gouache on silk laid on paper
36 x 29 cm. (14 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Painted circa 1938-1940
one seal of the artist

Provenance
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, dated 9 June 1997
Private Collection, UK
Christie's Hong Kong, 11 July 2020

Exhibited
Drouot, 9 June 1997, N°3 of the catalogue (illustrated, front cover).
Netherlands, Scheveningen, VSB Circus Theater te Scheveningen, De schilderkunst van Vietnam, 1-30 November 1997.

Price Realised HKD 2,750,000 at Christie's Hong Kong, 11 July 2020.