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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Details
AN INSCRIBED BOXWOOD RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The smooth wood is well carved as a gnarled lingzhi stem with a large lingzhi head at one end and smaller heads sprouting from the sides. The middle of the stem is inscribed with an inscription, with a further inscription and a seal carved along the reverse.
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The smooth wood is well carved as a gnarled lingzhi stem with a large lingzhi head at one end and smaller heads sprouting from the sides. The middle of the stem is inscribed with an inscription, with a further inscription and a seal carved along the reverse.
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
Provenance
The Zuiun Collection, sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2017, lot 5010