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A PAIR OF LARGE MOTTLED DARK GREEN JADE COVERED BOXES
Of ovoid form fitted with a domed lid, the exterior carved with a central image of a Bodhisattva seated on a lotus base, holding a bell in the left hand, surrounded by a flaming mandela and blossoming, scrolling lotus, all within a band of scrolling lotus repeated on the base, with a wood stand raised on five curved legs set on a circular base, the top inlaid with a burled wood
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diameter (2)
Of ovoid form fitted with a domed lid, the exterior carved with a central image of a Bodhisattva seated on a lotus base, holding a bell in the left hand, surrounded by a flaming mandela and blossoming, scrolling lotus, all within a band of scrolling lotus repeated on the base, with a wood stand raised on five curved legs set on a circular base, the top inlaid with a burled wood
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diameter (2)
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