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MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER TABLE, KANG
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The quadrilobed top finely inlaid with a scene of a leisurely gathering set in a pavilion complex along a riverbank, above the tall pierced waist and shaped apron, further inlaid with shaped medallions enclosing mythical beasts, the whole raised on short legs terminating in scroll feet
11 1⁄4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, 32 1⁄2 in. (82.6 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) deep
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The quadrilobed top finely inlaid with a scene of a leisurely gathering set in a pavilion complex along a riverbank, above the tall pierced waist and shaped apron, further inlaid with shaped medallions enclosing mythical beasts, the whole raised on short legs terminating in scroll feet
11 1⁄4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, 32 1⁄2 in. (82.6 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.
The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York.
The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York.
Literature
The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, New York, 1994, p. 36, no. 28.
Exhibited
New York, The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, 1-24 June 1994.
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