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PROPERTY FROM THE MCLENDON COLLECTION
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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TWO-PART
CENSER IN THE FORM OF ZHANG
GUOLAO AND A DONKEY
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The donkey is shown with its head lowered to form
the censer and its nostrils pierced for emiting
smoke. Zhong Guolao forms the cover and holds a
ruyi scepter.
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

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ANOTHER PROPERTY
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A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD CARPET
LATE QING DYNASTY
PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
The carpet is decorated with an overall diaper
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pattern within double ruyi borders, all in shades of
A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE LIONS red, yellow, blue and white silk threads and metallic
The lions are carved in mirror image, with mouths threads. There is a five-character mark reading
open in a roar and heads turned to one side, their Qianqing Gong yuyong (for imperial use in the
paws firmly planted on the rectangular plinth. Palace of Heavenly Purity) in a line along the top.
11 in. (28 cm.) high (2) 60q in. (153.7 cm.) x 97q in. (247.7 cm.)
$5,000-7,000 $15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE: The Qianqing Gong, or 'Palace of Heavenly
Acquired in New York, 1980s.
Purity', the first of the Three Rear Halls, formerly
contained the sleeping chambers of Ming
北美珍藏 emperors. During the Qing dynasty, however,
emperors began to manage state affairs from
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the Qianqing Gong. The Palace was eventually
來源: turned into a formal living room and offices,
入藏於紐約, 1980年代 where emperors summoned subordinates for
consultation, received foreign envoys, as well
as gave banquets for family members, relatives
and high officials (see Wan-go Weng and Yang
Boda, The Palace Museum: Peking, Treasures of
the Forbidden City, 1982, p. 50). It is uncertain
whether or not this carpet was ever used in the
Palace, but if it were, carpets inevitably would
have been replaced at regular intervals. A similar
carpet sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010,
lot 1930.

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