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A SILVER FIGURAL PLAQUE A PARCEL-GILT SILVER DAOIST PLAQUE
MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
The rectangular plaque with lobed edge is decorated in repoussé and The plaque is decorated in repoussé with seven of the Eight Daoist
silver wire with three riders on horseback below a temple and further Immortals, the details highlighted in gilding.
fgures holding the stems of lotus leaves amidst clouds.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) wide, softwood mount
2Ω in. (6.5 cm.) high, softwood mount
$600-800
$1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953,
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK164.
no. CK165. Sotheby’s London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork.
Sotheby’s London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 116.
Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 117.
EXHIBITED
EXHIBITED Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold & Silver in the
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, pl. 164.
Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 165.
LITERATURE
LITERATURE Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection,
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 164.
Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 165. Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art
Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, cat. no. 158.
and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 159.
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