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A PAIR OF ZITAN LANTERN STANDS,
DENGTAI
18TH-19TH CENTURY

Each vertical upright is fanked by spandrels

carved in low relief with chilong rising from

solid humped feet, and supports a square

platform at the top with rounded notched

corners and beaded edges. The platform

is further supported by hanging spandrels

carved in low relief with writhing chilong.

64Ω in. (161.4 cm.) high, 19Ω in. (49.4 cm.)

wide, 19Ω in. (49.5 cm.) deep (2)

$30,000-50,000

An almost identical pair of zitan lantern stands,
dating to the 18th century, and of similar
size, can be found in the Liang Yi Collection,
illustrated by C. Evarts, Liang Yi Collection: Zitan,
Hong Kong, 2007, pp. 110-11.

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