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(#204) A PAIR OF PALE CELADON JADE HANGING VASES AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF PALE CELADON JADE HANGING VASES AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY. 20cm high. SOTHEBY'S IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 13 SEPTEMBER 2016 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2016 | NEW YORK
紫檀嵌玉六方杌 清 | 面徑35.5厘米 高47厘米 - 故宮博物院 (Palace Museum Beijing)
Ornate Gilt Incense Box
This dazzling display of intricate carvings and gilt lacquer is a 19th-century box used for dispersing smoke from burning incense. Incense made from dried aromatic plants and essential oils would be burned within the home to cleanse interiors and honor ancestors during ritual prayer. Resembling an ornate table shrine, the box is highly decorated with pierced side panels and an elaborate footed base. Likely depicting scenes from a classic Chinese novel, the sides are carved with natural la...
Treasure Cabinet (Kap-kae-suri)
(1 of 2) Treasure cabinet (kap-kae-suri). Paulownia wood(?); brass fittings. A cabinet such as this would have been used to store important documents and other valuables. 13 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. 20th c. Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) Philadelphia Museum of Art
(#88) A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE 'LANDSCAPE' PANEL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY