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TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
Details
A PAIR OF SILVERY METAL CHOPSTICKS
TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
Each slender chopstick of square section tapers to a round tip.
Each 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long; total weight 53.3 g
TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
Each slender chopstick of square section tapers to a round tip.
Each 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long; total weight 53.3 g
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no.CK129.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 96.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 96.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 129.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 129.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 129.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 129.