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17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF ZITAN WEIQI COUNTER CONTAINERS, WEIQIZIHE
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Each is of melon-form, with well-rounded double lobes divided in half by ridged beading. The high curving shoulder rises from the tapered base, and the gently domed cover has a flattened edge and a central dimple.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam.
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Each is of melon-form, with well-rounded double lobes divided in half by ridged beading. The high curving shoulder rises from the tapered base, and the gently domed cover has a flattened edge and a central dimple.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
MD Flacks, Ltd., New York.
Important Chinese Furniture: Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection; Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 5.
Important Chinese Furniture: Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection; Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 5.
Literature
Leslie Lackman Mott, "The Challenge of Simplicity: An Interview with James Kline", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 56, fig. 4.
Sarah Handler, "Square Tables Where the Immortals Dine", JCCFS, Autumn 1994, p. 19, fig. 24.
Wang Shixiang, et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, 1995, p. 192, no. 93.
Sarah Handler, "Square Tables Where the Immortals Dine", JCCFS, Autumn 1994, p. 19, fig. 24.
Wang Shixiang, et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, 1995, p. 192, no. 93.
Sale room notice
Please note these boxes are illustrated in Marcus Flacks, Custodians of the Scholar's Way: Chinese Scholars' Objects in Precious Woods, London, 2014, p. 306.
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
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