A Rootwood Stand with A Lacquered Top Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 HKD

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Description

Rootwood (Alnus Trabeculosa)

carved in imitation of a natural root, its flat upper surface lacquered in a variety of hues of red, beige and green with painted red lines to create a speckled and textured pattern

Provenance

Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection.
Mary and George Bloch collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 23rd October 2005, lot 36.

Exhibited

Gerald Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 37.