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A BRONZE CRANE-FORM PRICKET
CANDLESTICK
17TH CENTURY
The crane is shown standing on top of a grassy mound with head
turned back, and supports a hu-form vase on its back from which
issues upright lotus stems that rise to a lotus-leaf-form drip pan
with tall pricket.
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Eastern Pacifc Co., Hong Kong.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.
十七世紀 銅仙鶴式燭台
來源
Eastern Pacific Co.,香港
安思遠,紐約
瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏
80 THE MARIE THERESA L. V I R ATA C O L L E C T I O N OF ASIAN ART: A FAMILY LEGACY