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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A LACQUERED ROOTWOOD SCROLL POT
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A LACQUERED ROOTWOOD SCROLL POT
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The scroll pot is carved from a large section of hollowed elm root with large gnarled protrusions, and has an inset base of elm, all covered in a rich red lacquer.
11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diam.
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The scroll pot is carved from a large section of hollowed elm root with large gnarled protrusions, and has an inset base of elm, all covered in a rich red lacquer.
11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
James Tigerman Gallery, Chicago.
The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar’s Objects; Christie’s New York, 17 March, 2016, lot 1127.
The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar’s Objects; Christie’s New York, 17 March, 2016, lot 1127.
Literature
S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings, and Related Scholars' Objects, Chicago, 1999, no. 60.