A SMALL SILVER WIRE-INLAID ZITAN FLORIFORM STAND

18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A SMALL SILVER WIRE-INLAID ZITAN FLORIFORM STAND
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The stand is carved from a single section of zitan. The top is carved as six petals surrounding a raised central panel carved in openwork with a peony amidst scrolling stems, and is raised on six ruyi-form feet joined by shaped stretchers. The sides and legs are finely inlaid in silver with archaistic scrolls.
7/8 in. (2.4 cm.) high, 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Compare a related, larger zitan stand (7.5 cm. high), dating to the 18th century, similarly inlaid with decorative borders and of compressed form, illustrated in P. Mak, The Art of Chinese Wooden Stands: The Songde Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 94-5, pl. 15.

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