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A PAIR OF ZITAN WEIQI COUNTER CONTAINERS, WEIQIZIHE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Each melon-shaped container with well-rounded double lobes divided in half by ridged beading, the high curving shoulder rising from the tapered base, the gently domed cover with flattened edge and a central dimple, the wood of good rich tone
3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) high, 4 3/4in. (12cm.) diameter (2)
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Each melon-shaped container with well-rounded double lobes divided in half by ridged beading, the high curving shoulder rising from the tapered base, the gently domed cover with flattened edge and a central dimple, the wood of good rich tone
3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) high, 4 3/4in. (12cm.) diameter (2)
Literature
Leslie Lackman Mott, "The Challenge of Simplicity: An Interview with James Kline", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 56, fig. 4
Sarah Handler, "Square Tables Where the Immortals Dine", JCCFS, Autumn 1994, p. 19, fig. 24
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 192, no. 93
Sarah Handler, "Square Tables Where the Immortals Dine", JCCFS, Autumn 1994, p. 19, fig. 24
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 192, no. 93