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Asian Arts | January 12, 2023

Thu, Jan 12, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 51

Chinese Polychrome Carved Lintel

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

openwork intricately carved design of two large dragon heads and phoenixes flanking a pavilion center scene of Fu, Lu, and Shou with attendants under archway, rubbed red lacquer with traces of gilt, 22 x 76 x 1 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Nanchang, 1994; Property of a lawyer who worked and resided in China

Condition

loss to pigment, edges with chipping and loss to wood, most notably on tails of fish, breaks and losses to patterned decoration behind figures, slight surface accretion

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