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A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE 明嘉靖 傳周柱製紫檀嵌寶松蔭文會圖長方蓋盒
INLAID ZITAN ‘SCHOLARS EXAMINING A
HANDSCROLL’ BOX AND COVER
ATTRIBUTED TO ZHOU ZHU,
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD
exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl, malachite, soapstone,
stained horn and various hardstones, the cover depicting three
scholars seated around a low table examining a handscroll
underneath an overhanging pine tree, looked on by an
attendant while another attendant brews tea on a stove set
nearby, the sides decorated with blossoming prunus branches,
fitted with original internal tray
8.2 by 16.4 by 12.7 cm, 3¼ by 6½ by 5 in.
HK$ 1,500,000-2,500,000
US$ 192,000-319,000
Other View
40 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
