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A set comprising a green-glazed porcelain fibula and a cinna…
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227
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A set comprising a green-glazed porcelain fibula and a cinna…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
A set comprising a green-glazed porcelain fibula and a cinnabar-lacquered snuff box, China, 18th–19th century
- The moulded porcelain fibula is decorated with an openwork chilong holding a lingzhi mushroom in its mouth, crawling towards the head of a dragon facing it, which adorns the tip of the fibula. Fastening button on the reverse. A similar fibula is held in the collections of the British Museum (ref. Franks.730). L.: 9.2 cm; - The snuff box, in cinnabar-red lacquer, is carved with four scholars against a landscape background: two are playing go beneath a pine tree and two are painting beneath a wutong tree, assisted by an attendant. The two scenes are separated by large rocks. H.: 6.8 cm; damage to the neck and the base has been repaired with lacquer.
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