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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
TWO FAHUA BARREL-FORM GARDEN STOOLS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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TWO FAHUA BARREL-FORM GARDEN STOOLS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
One is deeply carved and pierced with a central band of cranes amidst foliage interrupted by two lion-mask handles, all between rows of turquoise bosses reserved on a deep blue ground. The slightly rounded top is pierced with a floral roundel. The other is similarly decorated with peacocks frolicking amidst ornamental rocks and foliage reserved on a turquoise ground, interrupted by two lion-mask handles, all between rows of turquoise bosses. The slightly rounded top is covered overall in a dark blue glaze.
The larger 15 in. (38 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
One is deeply carved and pierced with a central band of cranes amidst foliage interrupted by two lion-mask handles, all between rows of turquoise bosses reserved on a deep blue ground. The slightly rounded top is pierced with a floral roundel. The other is similarly decorated with peacocks frolicking amidst ornamental rocks and foliage reserved on a turquoise ground, interrupted by two lion-mask handles, all between rows of turquoise bosses. The slightly rounded top is covered overall in a dark blue glaze.
The larger 15 in. (38 cm.) high