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           A ‘ZITAN’ BOX AND COVER          A CARVED BAMBOO ‘PINE TREE’       A CHENXIANGMU ‘LANDSCAPE’
           QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY       LIBATION CUP                      LIBATION CUP
                                            QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY        QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
           of square section, the shallow cover with gently
           rounded sides, with a shallow corresponding box   the deep ß aring sides carved in high relief and   naturalistically carved in the form of a trunk
           enclosed in a larger box, the base with a recessed   openwork in the form of a trunk section of a   section, intricately detailed around the exterior
           square, the wood patinated to a warm dark brown   gnarled pine tree, the bark Þ nely detailed with   with a mountainous landscape depicting a lone
           colour                           knots, wrapped around the sides with branches   seated scholar amongst towering pine trees and
           (3)                              laden with clusters of needles, the surface   pavilions, the wood patinated to a warm lustrous
           10 cm, 4 in.                     patinated to a warm reddish-brown colour  dark brown colour
                                            14.3 cm, 5⅝ in.                   9.8 cm, 3⅞ in.
           £ 4,000-6,000    US$ 5,700-8,500
                                            £ 6,000-8,000    US$ 8,500-11,300     Ⴚ £ 10,000-15,000    US$ 14,100-21,200
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