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1435

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER STAND
19TH / 20TH CENTURY

of lobed circular section, the top with a raised edge,
carved with a central owerhead amid foliate scrollwork
and four bats, the recessed waist with wanzi pattern and
keyfret borders over a shaped apron and ve ruyi-form
cabriole legs with fruiting peach boughs and further bats,
all raised on a conforming ring base and ve bracket feet
Diameter 11¾ in., 30 cm

$ 8,000-12,000

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1435

1436

PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BROWN
LACQUER STAND
PROBABLY RYUKYU KINGDOM,
19TH CENTURY

the square top with notched corners resting on a pierced
waist, the lobed apron continuing into slender cabriole
legs atop a conforming base, the top inlaid with a scene
depicting a scholarly gathering at riverside pavilions
under a full moon, willow, and wutong trees, the sides and
legs with owers, birds, scholar’s instruments, and diaper
pattern, the base with a scene of courting mandarin
ducks among reeds
Height 15¾ in., 40 cm; Width 12¾ in., 32.4 cm;
Depth 13 in., 33 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

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1437

1436

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX
DATED WANLI RENCHEN YEAR,
CORRESPONDING TO 1592

of rectangular outline with cusped corners, the sides
carved with recessed panels decorated with owers
borne on a leafy stem, reserved against a ground of peony
blossoms, the lip led down, supported on a low keyfret
encircled foot, the base incised with the dated mark and
three characters reading Fufan yong (for use by Fufan)
Length 10⅛ in., 25.7 cm

PROVENANCE

Collection of Lord Daniel Samuel (1925-2014), Westport, 1437
Connecticut.

See catalogue note at .

$ 4,000-6,000

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