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Lot 8173
A group of three carved wooden scholar objects Republic period
28 June 2016, 12:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$6,875 inc. premium
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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
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














