Luu Van Sin (1905-1983)
Bonzesse (Buddhist Nun)
signed and titled 'BONZESSE LUU-VAN-SIN' (on the reverse)
ink and gouache on silk laid on paper
90.5 x 55.5 cm. (35 5⁄8 x 21 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1935

Provenance
Private collection, France, thence by descent
Art Valorem, 24 January 2017, lot 152
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited
Paris, Grand Palais, 1st Salon de la France d'Outre-mer, November-December 1935.

Estimate
HKD 800,000 – HKD 1,500,000

Price Realised
HKD 2,142,000

Christie’s, The Henderson, Hong Kong
A Quest for Eternity: The Philippe Damas Collection
Live Auction | 29 March 2025