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19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FOUR ZITAN AND HARDWOOD CARVINGS AND A DUAN TALISMAN-FORM BOX AND COVER
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
The group comprises: a duan box and cover carved in the form of a tiger, with an inscription to the underside of the base; a square zitan box and cover; a zitan inkstone box and cover inset with a soapstone rising sun; a hardwood inkstone box and cover carved with archaistic scrolls; and a small hardwood palette carved with two chilong.
The largest, 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) wide
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
The group comprises: a duan box and cover carved in the form of a tiger, with an inscription to the underside of the base; a square zitan box and cover; a zitan inkstone box and cover inset with a soapstone rising sun; a hardwood inkstone box and cover carved with archaistic scrolls; and a small hardwood palette carved with two chilong.
The largest, 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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