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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTION
AN INSCRIBED BOXWOOD RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
AN INSCRIBED BOXWOOD RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-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 reverse is incised with a poetic inscription by the Tang dynasty poet Li Shangyin, followed by a signature and seal.
13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-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 reverse is incised with a poetic inscription by the Tang dynasty poet Li Shangyin, followed by a signature and seal.
13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
Provenance
The Zuiun Collection, sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2017, lot 5008
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales