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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN UNUSUAL PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BOX AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
AN UNUSUAL PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BOX AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Of circular form the domed cover cast and gilt with a central Indian lotus floret surrounded by stems and smaller flower heads, the sides of the box decorated in similar fashion with scrolling lotus, all against a dark brown stippled ground, the recessed base with four-character engraved mark Hu Wenming zhi within in a gilt square
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam., box
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Of circular form the domed cover cast and gilt with a central Indian lotus floret surrounded by stems and smaller flower heads, the sides of the box decorated in similar fashion with scrolling lotus, all against a dark brown stippled ground, the recessed base with four-character engraved mark Hu Wenming zhi within in a gilt square
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, lot 153
Brought to you by
Aster Ng
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