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A CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER KANG TABLE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY | 明十七世紀 剔彩睢陽五老圖坑桌

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A CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER KANG TABLEMING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY明十七世紀 剔彩睢陽五老圖坑桌carved to the flat top with scholars and their attendants engaged in various pursuitsalong the rocky bands of a river, set amidst a mountain landscape of gnarled pine trees, pavilions and a central pagoda, all against a ground of cresting waves, the apron adorned with large blossoms borne of leafy steams reserved on a diaper groundWidth 54.5 cm, 21½ in.

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Important Chinese Art

From Nov. 6, 2019 to Nov. 6, 2019 in London

A DOCCIA ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE ISOLA MARANA SERVICE, MID-18TH CENTURY

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Property from the Estate of Andrew Hartnagle A DOCCIA ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE ISOLA MARANA SERVICE, MID-18TH CENTURY boldly painted in enamels with the conjoined arms of Isola and Marana in the center encircled with flowers and lush foliage, the rim with an iron-red and green border of trellis and foliage with small purple flowerheads, the reverse with purple flowering branches diameter 9 ⅝ in. 24.4 cm

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Style: Silver, Furniture, Ceramics

From April 10, 2020 to April 22, 2020 in New York

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