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881
AN IRON WALL ‘OXHERD’ PANEL
Qing dynasty
Composed from iron wire and cut iron sheets, to
portray an ancient gnarled pine tree and an oxherd
playing a flute while seated on the back of a water
buffalo, the oxherd depicted in outline, the buffalo
and pine tree trunk rendered in repousse, against
a sloping ground composed of thick wire and iron
sheets cut to form tuffs of grass, all enclosed within
a rectangular wood frame.
16 3/4 x 24in (42.8 x 60.3cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

清 鐡造牛郎吹笛圖掛屏
882
A JICHIMU BRUSH POT
Qing dynasty
Of square section with straight rectangular sides
and indented corners, raised on four bracket feet,
the wood figured with characteristically dense and
attractive dark-hued graining.
4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000

清 鸂鶒木方筆筒

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