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177 Y
THREE ZITAN SCROLL WEIGHTS
177 Qing Dynasty
Each simply carved as a long square-sided shaft,
the wood of an attractive dark-brown tone.
The largest 27.2cm (10 3/4in) long (3).
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 53,000
清 紫檀鎮紙 一組三件

178* Y
A SPOTTED BAMBOO AND ZITAN BRUSH POT,
BITONG
19th century
The vertically ribbed bamboo exterior gently waisted
and speckled with caramel-brown ‘teardrop’
patches, the dark zitan interior smoothly hollowed,
with Japanese box and cover.
12.2cm (4 6/8in) high. (3).
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
十九世紀 湘妃竹嵌紫檀筆筒

Spotted bamboo was particuarly prized by the
literati for the their ‘teardrop’ pattern. According
to legend, when the semi-mythical Emperor Shun
died, the tears of his concubine, the Goddess of the
Xiang River, dropped onto the nearby bamboo and
stained it forever. This type of mottled bamboo is
thus known as Xiangfei zhu (湘妃竹) or ‘Concubine
Xiang’s bamboo’.
179* Y
A VERY RARE SET OF FIVE ZITAN CUP STANDS
17th century
Each elegantly carved to show the richly-grained
wood, with gently rising sides, the interior with a
slightly recessed medallion, the rim applied with a
metal rim, Japanese wood box.
178 Each 10.8cm (4 2/8in) diam. (6).

£10,000 - 15,000
CNY89,000 - 130,000
十七世紀 紫檀盞托 一組五件

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