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A PAIR OF ZITAN ‘TWO-DRAGON’ CANDLESTICKS
ON STANDS, QING DYNASTY
The Zitan wood with its typical “crab claw” markings, its
lustrous reddish dark purple appearance and its massive
weight, attached to their bases by a long metal rod
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China, 18 -19 century
The sticks boldly carved in high relief, partially reticulated,
to depict two ferocious five-clawed dragons chasing the
flaming pearl, their horns emerging from a flame-like
mane, the fierce face detailed with round bulging eyes,
flaring nostrils and long curly whiskers, with the mouth
wide open revealing menacing teeth, their muscular
limbs terminating in sharp claws, the scaly bodies coiling
between multiple groups of densely carved clouds. The
bases with tumultuous cresting waves.
Shape: Candle sticks
Dimensions: 57.5 cm (height)
Weight: 3900 grams (total)
Condition: Good, the sticks with minor nibbling, the
bases with some chipping and remainders of wax, old
varnishing
Provenance: American private collection
Literature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works
of Art. Christies, New York, March 17 , 2017, lot1113. (for
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a ruyi-shaped box with a comparable design) Important
Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 3 , 2017,
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lot 3712. (for a sutra box with a comparable design)

㶭ẋᶨ⮵䳓㨨Ⱦ暁漵ȿ䆕冢
䳓㨨炻℟㚱℠✳䘬垡䇒䲳炻⃱㽌㰱叿炻⭮⹎⣏炻旬月⛐ᶨ㟡
慹Ⱄ攟㛮ᶲ
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨
䳓㨨㛐塓⣏入⛘㴖晽ㆸ暁漵㇚䎈炻漵奺⽆䀓䃘凔䘬檫㮃ᷕ
晙晙⎗夳炻↞〵䘬共ᶲ䛤䜃䁗䁗㚱䤆炻䀓䲭䘬滣⫼␴攟攟
䘬㌚㚚檵櫂炻◜⶜⣏⻝炻曚↢⮾⇑䘬䈁滺炻⚃偊倴倱⻢≩㚱
≃炻漵䇒扺⇑炻漵毿㌚丆⛐⭮⭮湣湣䘬暚Ⰼᷳ攻ˤ ⸽⹏ᶲ
⎗夳㳞㸏㲊㾌ˤ
䆕冢⼊
⯢⮠烉檀 57.5 cm
慵烉䶪慵 3900 ⃳
⑩䚠列⤥炻堐朊㚱䡽䡘炻⸽⹏㚱ṃ䠶⯹␴ἁ冀炻冲㺮
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣㓞啷烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻䲸䲬炻2017
⸜3㚰17㖍炻1113嘇㉵⑩炷ᶨᾳ栆Ụ晽⇣䘬⤪シ⼊䙺炸ẍ⍲
喯⭴㭼˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻楁㷗炻2017⸜10㚰3㖍炻3712嘇㉵
⑩炷ᶨᾳ䚠Ụ晽⇣䘬ἃ䴻䙺炸
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-

‘Crab Claw‘ markings, typical for Zitan wood

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