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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS
SHENDETANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS
SHENDETANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each box is delicately decorated with butterflies in flight above a naturalistic scene of rocks, flowers and grasses, with a praying mantis perched on a tall, slender stalk to one side.
9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) diam.
SHENDETANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each box is delicately decorated with butterflies in flight above a naturalistic scene of rocks, flowers and grasses, with a praying mantis perched on a tall, slender stalk to one side.
9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Christie's New York, 2 June 1994, lot 421.