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MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
Details
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER DAOIST PLAQUE
MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
The plaque is decorated in repoussé with seven of the Eight Daoist Immortals, the details highlighted in gilding.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) wide, softwood mount
MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
The plaque is decorated in repoussé with seven of the Eight Daoist Immortals, the details highlighted in gilding.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) wide, softwood mount
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK164.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 116.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 116.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 164.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, cat. no. 158.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, cat. no. 158.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, pl. 164.
Sale room notice
Please note that the dating of this lot should read MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) in the Chinese caption.