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PROPERTY FROM A SONOMA COUNTY COLLECTION

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A GROUP OF THREE CARVED WOODEN SCHOLAR OBJECTS
Republic period
The first a boxwood stand of attractive hue intricately rendered in the form
of a gnarled profusion of fungi; the second a small zitan tray of irregular
lotus leaf section, the edges and flat underside adorned in undercut
prunus branches, bamboo leaves and raised relief insects, the interior
centered by a silver-inlay roundel of a ruyi scepter tied to a chime and
gourds, carved from wood of dark hue, the grain flecked in numerous
‘golden threads;’ and the third a square hardwood tray surrounded by
a bamboo form balustrade, the wood of dark-hued whorl.
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 1/4in (35 x 35 x 5.7) dimensions of third and biggest

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民國 硬木擺件三件

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