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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A VERY RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK-LACQUERED DOUBLE GOURD
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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A VERY RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK-LACQUERED DOUBLE GOURD
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The natrually formed gourd is lacquered black overall and finely inlaid with a mixture of mother-of-pearl, gold and silver foil with two shaped cartouches on either side, each containing the characters da or ji, all reserved on a ground of fine diaper pattern, below a band of upright ruyi lappets around the neck, two classic scrolls around the waist, and further ruyi lappets around the base, surrounding the maker's mark in a square. The bone-inset stem is painted in gold lacquer.
12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The natrually formed gourd is lacquered black overall and finely inlaid with a mixture of mother-of-pearl, gold and silver foil with two shaped cartouches on either side, each containing the characters da or ji, all reserved on a ground of fine diaper pattern, below a band of upright ruyi lappets around the neck, two classic scrolls around the waist, and further ruyi lappets around the base, surrounding the maker's mark in a square. The bone-inset stem is painted in gold lacquer.
12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) high
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