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105 A very fine carved red lacquer box and cover Early Ming dynasty, early 15th century Diameter: 7 1/4 in, 18.5 cm of circular form with straight sides. |
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106 A carved red lacquer box and cover 18th century Length: 4 1/2 in, 11.4 cm in the form of a peach with rounded sides and a recessed base. |
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107 A carved red lacquer box and cover 18th century Length: 6 3/8 in, 16.2 cm of quatrefoil form with straight sides and a flat base. |
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108 A rare carved red lacquer box and stand Qianlong period 8 1/4 in, 21 cm square the square box has four drawers, one to each side, each with a gilt pull in the form of a bat |
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109 A very fine carved three-colour lacquer vase 18th century Height: 11 1/4 in, 28.6 cm of quatrefoil section and baluster form with a spreading foot. |
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110 An unusual painted lacquer tray Ryukyuan, 16th/17th centuries, cyclically dated 1579 or 1639 Length: 15 1/4 in, 38.7 cm of rectangular form with indented corners, |
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111 A painted lacquer box and cover with basketry panels Wanli period, cyclically dated 1615 Length: 11 3/4 in, 29.8 cm of domed, rectangular form with indented corners, |
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112 A carved black lacquer cushion box and cover Mid Ming dynasty Diameter: 10 3/4 in, 27.2 cm with eight lobes and standing on a slightly spreading foot. |
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113 A rare painted black lacquer cushion box and cover 18th century Width: 10 5/8 in, 27 cm of square form with large, shallow lobes |
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114 A rare painted wood model of a horse’s head and neck Eastern Han dynasty Height: 14 1/8 in, 35.9 cm modelled in two sections from softwood. |
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115 A lacquered wood figure of Buddha Ming dynasty, late 15th century Height: 13 3/8 in, 34 cm seated in padmasana on a lotus throne; his hands are clasped before him with his thumbs and forefingers raised. |
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116 An amber brush washer 18th century Length: 4 in, 10.2 cm of irregular form. |
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117 A fine amber model of a finger citron 18th century Height: 4 1/8 in, 10.5 cm naturalistically carved in the round as three finger citrons on a pierced, gnarled, leafy stem. |
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118 An ivory wrist rest 19th century Length: 7 7/8 in, 20 cm freely carved in raised relief with a spray of lily beneath an inscription. |
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119 A boxwood (huangyangmu ) incense tool vase 19th century Height: 4 7/8 in, 12.2 cm carved in the form of a length of tree trunk |
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120 A fine bamboo brush pot (bitong ) 17th century Height: 6 3/8 in, 16.1 cm with straight sides standing on three very shallow bracket feet. |
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121 A fine bamboo brush pot (bitong ) Kangxi period Height: 5 5/8 in, 14.3 cm of cylindrical form with three bracket feet. |
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122 A fine, small bamboo brush pot (bitong ) Kangxi period Height: 5 in, 12.7 cm of cylindrical form. |
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123 A huanghuali brush pot (bitong ) 18th century Height: 6 1/4 in, 15.9 cm the straight sides flare slightly from the base, which is tightly fitted with a small hongmu plug. |
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124 A bamboo wrist rest 18th/19th centuries Length: 7 in, 17.8 cm simply and deeply carved with four characters, reading zhi zhu he yi (to know bamboo is to be at one with it). |
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125 A root carving of a finger citron 17th century Length: 4 in, 10.2 cm carved in the round as a small fruit with a naturalistic, gnarled surface. |
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126 A zitan scroll weight 18th century Length: 11 1/4 in, 28.6 cm of simple rectangular form. |
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127 A zitan document box (xiaoxiang) 18th century Length: 13 3/4 in, 34.9 cm of rectangular form with a beaded edge around the top of the box and the bottom of the lid. |
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128 A zitan incense tool vase 17th/18th centuries Height: 4 5/8 in, 11.7 cm with a waisted neck, |
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129 A zitan incense tool vase 17th/18th centuries Height: 4 1/4 in, 10.8 cm the top is carved as a five-petalled blossom, with conforming sides supported on five bracket feet. |
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