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Cf. a comparable pair of scroll weights carved in hongmu, with chilong and lingzhi included in the Exhibition, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Catalogue, no. 222
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR ZITAN OF RECTANGULAR SCROLL WEIGHTS
JIAQING
Each deeply carved with bats in flight above layers of scrolling clouds above a flat base with a key-fret border around the sides (minor repairs)--13in. (33cm.) long (2)
JIAQING
Each deeply carved with bats in flight above layers of scrolling clouds above a flat base with a key-fret border around the sides (minor repairs)--13in. (33cm.) long (2)