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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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AN EMBELLISHED ZITAN DOUBLE-GOURD-SHAPED PLAQUE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The wan diaper-carved background of the zitan plaque is applied on the upper bulb with the Eight Daoist Emblems surrounding a gilt-bronze plaque centered by a white jade da character encircled by enameled foliate scroll, while the lower bulb has the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang) surrounding a white jade convex plaque carved with shuangxi (double happiness) characters. The two bulbs are separated by a jade bi tied to gilt-bronze tasseled cords held in the mouths of two gilt-bronze carp that flank the sides. The whole is surmounted by five white jade bats (wufu) suspending a ribbon-tied shou character, and peaches, applied to a background of scrolling clouds that continue onto the back.
22 in. (56 cm.) high, stand
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The wan diaper-carved background of the zitan plaque is applied on the upper bulb with the Eight Daoist Emblems surrounding a gilt-bronze plaque centered by a white jade da character encircled by enameled foliate scroll, while the lower bulb has the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang) surrounding a white jade convex plaque carved with shuangxi (double happiness) characters. The two bulbs are separated by a jade bi tied to gilt-bronze tasseled cords held in the mouths of two gilt-bronze carp that flank the sides. The whole is surmounted by five white jade bats (wufu) suspending a ribbon-tied shou character, and peaches, applied to a background of scrolling clouds that continue onto the back.
22 in. (56 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Acquired in Japan in the 1960s, and thence by descent within the family.
Special notice
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