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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CALIFORNIA
815
A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD BUDDHIST
ALTAR ORNAMENT
18TH CENTURY
The altar ornament is modeled as a lotus base
supporting a baluster vase flanked by foliate scrolls
and holding a lotus blossom. The painted silk panel
on either side of the removeable top depicts a
bodhisattva holding a conch in the left hand, enclosed
by a reticulated wood aureole.
16æ in. (42.5 cm.) high

$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in London, 1960s, and thence by descent to
the present owner.
The present ornament represents the offering of
music for a Buddhist hall, and would originally
have been part of an eight-piece altar set known
as bagongyang (Eight Auspicious Offerings),
comprising: drinking water, water for washing,
incense, flowers, oil lamp, perfumed water, food, and
music. A similar example in painted enamel with
a paper panel is illustrated by J. Wang, Fanhua lou
(Fanhua pavilion), vol. 4, Beijing: Palace Museum,
2009, p.1253, pl. 1195.

清十八世紀 朱漆木胎描金海螺八供養
來源:
於1960年代購自倫敦, 後家族傳承至現藏家。