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TWO CARVED WOOD FAN GUARDS ႒1018
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
PROPERTY FROM A NORTH CAROLINA PRIVATE COLLECTION
the zitan example carved to one side with the image of an
ancient coin accompanied by a short inscription, the reverse A CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER ‘CHUN’
with a poem to the carver’s friend, signed Tong Fu; the BOX AND COVER
boxwood example carved with a motif of overlapping coins on QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
one side, a further carved coin and inscription on the reverse,
additional carving at the nial, signed Yong Quan (2) of circular form, the cover with layers of red, black, and brown
Longest 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm lacquer carved with a large chun (Spring) character centered
PROVENANCE with a medallion depicting Shoulao and two attendants,
Collection of Emmanuel Gran (1894-1969), Shanghai and Hong all hovering above a large lobed vessel over owing with
Kong. auspicious emblems and radiating waves, surrounded by
$ 1,000-1,500 scrolling orets and a diaper band, the sides with scrolling
peonies and keyfret units, all over ne diaper grounds, the
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ㛐㇯㝬ℑẞ interiors and base lacquered black (2)
℞ᶨ柴嬀烉侤⹕ᶱ⃬⣏Ṣ晭㬋⸤㱱⮓ Diameter 5¾ in., 14.6 cm
℞Ḵ柴嬀烉嘆⌧ṩ⻇Ⱄ⎴䓓⇣
PROVENANCE
1018 Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holden (1888-1982),
Raleigh, North Carolina, acquired in China between 1916 and
1019 1940, and thence by descent.

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE $ 800-1,200
COLLECTION 㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ⇼⼑㗍⢥味䙺

A HARDSTONE INLAID BLACK LACQUER 1019
BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

of circular section, the cover inlaid with mother of pearl,
soapstone and turquoise glass forming a bird perched on
a branch amid owers and rockwork, the conforming box
undecorated (2)
Diameter 15 in., 38.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1982.
$ 4,000-6,000

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